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A visit to the Stearns 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 Stearns Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stearns 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 Stearns Cemetery

Lat:   46.4050°   (46° 24' 18")

Lon:   -96.9670°   (-96° 58' 1")

The Stearns Cemetery is located in Richland County<2>.

The county seat for Richland County is located in Wahpeton. Wahpeton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Stearns Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Stearns Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Tuholke Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuholke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuholke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tuholke Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Antelope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antelope Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Nordmanna Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nordmanna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nordmanna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nordmanna Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Peace Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peace Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Richland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richland Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • McCauleyville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCauleyville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCauleyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCauleyville Cemetery is located in Wilkin County (MN)
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Wilkin County (MN)
  • Smith Family Burial Site
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Family Burial Site
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Smith Family Burial Site. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Smith Family Burial Site is located in Richland County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Family Burial Site is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Abercrombie.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2520972 <5>
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Freeman Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Schmitt Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Christine Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christine Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Gol Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gol Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gol Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Elk Creek Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elk Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elk Creek Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • South Pleasant Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Pleasant Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Dokken Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dokken Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dokken Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dokken Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Nulph Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nulph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nulph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nulph Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Eagle Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eagle Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Richland County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stearns Cemetery.

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

  • Colfax
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Galchutt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galchutt
    • Galchutt is located in Richland County
  • Barney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
    • Barney is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barney <7>
  • Mooreton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Walcott
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walcott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
    • Walcott is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <7>
  • Fairview Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Junction
    • Fairview Junction is located in Richland County
  • Abercrombie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Wyndmere
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dwight
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
    • Dwight is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Kent
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in Wilkin County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Barrie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrie
    • Barrie is located in Richland County
  • Christine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
    • Christine is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christine <7>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Wolverton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
      • Wolverton is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • McLeod
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Mantador
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantador have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantador
      • Mantador is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantador <7>
    • Kindred
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kindred have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindred
      • Kindred is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kindred <7>
    • Great Bend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
      • Great Bend is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <7>
    • Wahpeton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahpeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
      • Wahpeton is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,728 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahpeton <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 Stearns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richland County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Stearns 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 Stearns Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1032296  (Stearns Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1032296 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: Mooreton NW
    • County: Richland         Elev: 313
    • Location given for GNIS #1032296 (Stearns Cemetery)

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 Richland, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Stearns Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4050, Longitude: -96.9670       In this case, the coordinates for the Stearns 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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