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A visit to the Stearns Cemetery ...


The location of the Stearns Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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)

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Richland County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Stearns Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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 <4>
    • Mooreton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooreton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreton
      • Mooreton is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooreton <4>
    • 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 <4>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dwight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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 <4>
    • 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
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • 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 <4>
      • 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 <4>
      • 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 <4>
      • 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 <4>
      • Breckenridge
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Comstock
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
        • Comstock is located in Clay County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
      • Oxbow
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
        • Oxbow is located in Cass County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Stearns Cemetery.<5>

    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)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuholke Cemetery
    • Antelope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Cemetery
    • Nordmanna Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nordmanna Cemetery
    • Peace Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
    • Richland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
    • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • McCauleyville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCauleyville Cemetery
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Freeman Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
    • Schmitt Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Christine Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christine Cemetery
    • Gol Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gol Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Elk Creek Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Creek Cemetery
      • South Pleasant Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Pleasant Cemetery
      • Dokken Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dokken Cemetery
      • Anderson Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Nulph Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nulph Cemetery
      • Eagle Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Cemetery
      • Pioneer Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Moore Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Moore Cemetery is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • St. Josephs Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Wilkin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery

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

    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: 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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