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A visit to the Turtle Lake 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 Turtle Lake Cemetery ...

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

47.5150, -100.9082

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

The Turtle Lake Cemetery is located in McLean County<2>.

The county seat for McLean County is located in Washburn. Washburn lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Turtle Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Turtle Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Turtle Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Darling Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Darling Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Peace Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Peace Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
  • Medicine Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Medicine Hill Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Hill Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Malcolm Twp. Cemetery
  • Our Savior Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Our Savior Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Savior Cemetery
  • Underwood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Underwood Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
  • Sverdrup Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Sverdrup Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sverdrup Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sverdrup Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Washburn.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102632 <5>
  • Zion Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Coleharbor Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Coleharbor Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleharbor Cemetery
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    • Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Zoar Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Zoar Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
    • Conklin Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Conklin Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Cemetery
    • Hensler Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hensler Cemetery is located in Oliver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensler Cemetery
    • Wing Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Wing Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing Cemetery
    • Westheim Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Mountain City Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Mountain City Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain City Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of McClusky.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2302412 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Turtle Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Turtle Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mercer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Underwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Riverdale Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Riverdale Junction is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Junction
  • Coleharbor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Washburn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hensler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hensler is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensler
  • McClusky
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Riverdale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Ruso
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Sanger
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Sanger is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
  • Benedict
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
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    • Kongsberg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Kongsberg is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kongsberg
    • Butte
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Butte is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Knife River Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Knife River Village is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River Village
    • Stanton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Garrison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Pick City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Pick City is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pick City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Max
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Max is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Max <6>

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 Turtle Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McLean County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Benedict
  • Garrison
  • Max
    • Max lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Turtle Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Max.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
  • McClusky
  • Mercer
  • Ruso
    • Ruso lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Turtle Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ruso.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruso
  • Sanger
  • Stanton
  • Turtle Lake
  • Underwood
  • Washburn
  • Wilton
    • Wilton lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Turtle Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wilton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Turtle Lake Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to McLean 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 Turtle Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1032553  (Turtle Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1032553 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: McLean
      • Est. Elev: 592 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Turtle Lake
      • Location given for Turtle Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.5149979     Lon: -100.908199
      • 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 McLean, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Turtle Lake 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.