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A visit to the Spring Creek 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 Spring Creek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spring Creek Cemetery:

47.2856, -102.1243

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

The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.

The county seat for Mercer County is located in Stanton. Stanton lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the east of the Spring Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Spring Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Spring Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Golgotha Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Golgotha Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golgotha Cemetery
  • Hope Congregational Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Loring Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Loring Cemetery is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring Cemetery
  • Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Dodge.
    • The St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102519 <5>
  • Broncho Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Broncho Cemetery is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broncho Cemetery
  • Engbrecht Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Engbrecht Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engbrecht Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
  • Peace Congregational Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Zap Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102749 <5>
  • Nayzatch Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Nayzatch Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nayzatch Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nayzatch Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Golden Valley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102203 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Defiance Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Defiance Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Defiance Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Halliday.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101852 <5>
    • Kyseth Memorial Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Johannes Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Emmaus Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus Cemetery
    • Holen Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Holen Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holen Cemetery
    • Chase Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Chase Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
    • Boeckel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Boeckel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boeckel Cemetery
    • St. Matthseus / Neusatz Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Matthseus / Neusatz Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthseus / Neusatz Cemetery
      • The St. Matthseus / Neusatz Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Neusatz Cemetery
      • St. Matthseus Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102209 <5>
    • Red Butte Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Red Butte Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Spring Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Golden Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dodge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Zap
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Zap is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zap <6>
  • Halliday
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Buttes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Twin Buttes is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
  • Beulah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Beaver Creek ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Red Butte ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Red Butte is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Nishu ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Nishu is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishu
    • Elbowoods ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Elbowoods is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbowoods
    • Hazen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Dunn Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Krem ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Krem is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krem
    • Hebron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)

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 Spring Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spring Creek 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 either 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 Spring Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Mercer 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 Spring Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1032246  (Spring Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1032246 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: Mercer
      • Est. Elev: 610 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Golden Valley
      • Location given for Spring Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.2855645     Lon: -102.1243407
      • 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 Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spring Creek 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.