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A visit to the Silent Hill Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Silent Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Silent Hill Cemetery:

47.6592, -97.8156

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Silent Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Silent Hill Cemetery is located in Steele County<2>.

The county seat for Steele County is located in Finley. Finley lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Silent Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Silent Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Silent Hill Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Silent Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hoff Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Hoff Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoff Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hoff Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Sharon.
  • Hanson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Hanson Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson Cemetery
  • West Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The West Union Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
  • Westfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Westfield Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Cemetery
  • Holen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holen Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holen Cemetery
  • Gilbertson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Gilbertson Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertson Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
  • Herlickson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Herlickson Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herlickson Cemetery
  • Logan Center Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Logan Center Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Center Cemetery
  • Silent Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Silent Hill Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Hill Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bethania Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
    • Norway Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bethany Lutheran Cemetery is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Finley.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2353580 <5>
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
    • Goose River Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Northwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Northwood Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Silent Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Silent Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Sharon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Aneta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Finley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Northwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sherbrooke
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sherbrooke is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke
  • Kempton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kempton is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
  • Hatton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • McVille
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Larimore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Cooperstown
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jessie
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Hope
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Portland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Arvilla
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Niagara
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Roseville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Roseville is located in Traill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Holmes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Holmes is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
    • McCanna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • McCanna is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanna
    • Binford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Petersburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Mayville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pekin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Emerado
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrisburg ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Harrisburg is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Luverne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Clifford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Michigan City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Michigan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Silent Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Steele County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Silent Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aneta
  • Binford
  • Cooperstown
  • Finley
  • Hatton
  • Hope
    • Hope lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Silent Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hope.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Kempton
  • Larimore
  • Luverne
    • Luverne lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Silent Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Luverne.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne
  • Mayville
  • McVille
  • Northwood
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Continue List   (5 more)
      • Pekin lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Silent Hill Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pekin.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Petersburg
    • Portland
    • Sharon
    • Sherbrooke

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Silent Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Steele County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Silent Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1032085  (Silent Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1032085 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Steele
      • Est. Elev: 431 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Finley NE
      • Location given for Silent Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.6591576     Lon: -97.8156458
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Steele, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Silent Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.