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A visit to the Temple 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 Temple Cemetery ...

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

48.3872, -103.0480

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

The Temple Cemetery is located in Williams County<2>.

The county seat for Williams County is located in Williston. Williston lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Temple Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Temple 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 Temple Cemetery.<4>

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

  • German Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The German Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
  • United Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The United Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Eastside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Eastside Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside Cemetery
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Bakken Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Bakken Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakken Cemetery
  • Sunset Rest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sunset Rest Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Rest Cemetery
  • Soine Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Soine Family Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soine Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Soine Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Ray.
    • The Soine Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2362948 <5>
  • St. Olaf Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Lindahl Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lindahl Lutheran Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindahl Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lindahl Lutheran Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Tioga and McGregor.  The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of McGregor.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180162 <5>
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Wildrose.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102521 <5>
    • Wheelock Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wheelock Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock Cemetery
    • Stordahl Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Beauty Valley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Beauty Valley Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beauty Valley Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northeast of Tioga.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101710 <5>
    • Kristiansand Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Kristiansand Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kristiansand Cemetery
    • White Earth Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The White Earth Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Earth Cemetery
    • Grong Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethany Valley Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sharon Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Temple Cemetery.

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

  • Tioga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Tioga is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <7>
  • Ray
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ray is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray <7>
  • White Earth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • McGregor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hamlet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hamlet is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Epping
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildrose
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Battleview
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Battleview is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleview
  • Corinth
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Corinth is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Springbrook
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Springbrook is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Powers Lake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ross
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Ross is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <7>
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Alamo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Banks ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Banks is located in McKenzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
    • Lake Jessie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Jessie is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jessie
    • Appam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Appam is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appam

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 Temple Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williams County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alamo
  • Banks - Historic
    • Banks lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Temple Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Banks.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Epping
    • Epping lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Temple Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Epping.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping
  • McGregor
  • Ray
    • Ray lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Temple Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ray.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
  • Springbrook
  • Wildrose

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 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 Temple Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Williams 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 Temple Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1033939  (Temple Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1033939 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: Williams
      • Est. Elev: 719 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Temple
      • Location given for Temple Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.3872447     Lon: -103.0479609
      • 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 Williams, 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- Temple 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Tioga and McGregor. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.