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A visit to the Sims Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sims Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sims Cemetery

Lat:   46.7681°   (46° 46' 5")

Lon:   -101.4979°   (-101° 29' 52")

The Sims Cemetery is located in Morton County<2>.

The county seat for Morton County is located in Mandan. Mandan lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the east of the Sims Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Sims Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Almont Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Almont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Almont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Almont Cemetery is located in Morton County
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Morton County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Morton County
  • Bluegrass Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluegrass Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluegrass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bluegrass Cemetery is located in Morton County
  • St. Markus Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Old St. Joseph Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Grant County
  • Otter Creek Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otter Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otter Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Grant County
  • Bremen Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Churchtown Lutheran Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Churchtown Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Churchtown Lutheran Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Churchtown Lutheran Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Center.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259688 <5>
  • Moos Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moos Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moos Cemetery is located in Oliver County
  • Buchmann Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchmann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchmann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buchmann Cemetery is located in Oliver County
  • Otter Creek Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otter Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otter Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Oliver County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Rosebud Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosebud Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosebud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rosebud Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • St. Clement Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Koehier Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koehier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koehier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Koehier Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • New Gluecksthal Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Gluecksthal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Gluecksthal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Gluecksthal Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Voegele Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Voegele Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Voegele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Voegele Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Heart River Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heart River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heart River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Heart River Cemetery is located in Morton County
    • Unruh Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unruh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unruh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Unruh Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Emmans Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmans Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emmans Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Pleasant Wieew Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Wieew Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Wieew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Wieew Cemetery is located in Grant County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Sims Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sims Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sims
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sims. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
    • Sims is located in Morton County
  • Almont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • New Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • New Salem is located in Morton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Salem <7>
  • Bluegrass ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrass
    • Bluegrass is located in Morton County
  • Glen Ullin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Sweet Briar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweet Briar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
    • Sweet Briar is located in Morton County
  • Johnson Ford ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnson Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
    • Johnson Ford is located in Grant County
  • Lyons
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Lark
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
    • Lark is located in Grant County
  • Hannover
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannover
    • Hannover is located in Oliver County
  • Carson
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Carson is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <7>
  • Flasher
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flasher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flasher
    • Flasher is located in Morton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flasher <7>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Hebron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Leith
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
      • Leith is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
    • Raleigh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint Anthony
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Mandan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandan
      • Mandan is located in Morton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandan <7>

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 Sims Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morton County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Sims Cemetery:

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 Sims Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1032099  (Sims Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1032099 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: New Salem
    • County: Morton         Elev: 617
    • Location given for GNIS #1032099 (Sims Cemetery)

The official website for Morton County: www.co.morton.nd.us/

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/

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 Morton, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sims Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7681, Longitude: -101.4979       In this case, the coordinates for the Sims Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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