A visit to the Viking Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Viking Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Viking Cemetery (FG ID #2393891).
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 Viking Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Viking Cemetery:
46.4703, -97.0818
The Viking Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west of Colfax.
The cemetery is located in Richland County<3>.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Wahpeton. Wahpeton lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east southeast of the Viking Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Viking Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Viking Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Viking Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nordmanna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gol Aal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tuholke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tuholke Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuholke Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barrie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stearns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walcott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Our Savior's Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gol Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Helendale Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perhus Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Christiania Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Johnson - Vangsnes Pioneer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Free Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Pleasant Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Antelope Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Richland Lutheran Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Viking Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Viking Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Barrie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Walcott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McLeod
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kindred
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wyndmere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Galchutt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Christine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leonard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Abercrombie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Davenport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mooreton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wolverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Warren
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oxbow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oxbow is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Dwight
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Comstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Comstock is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Anselm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mantador
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Horace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sheldon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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 Viking 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 Viking Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abercrombie
- Christine
- Davenport
- Kindred
- Leonard
- Sheldon
- Walcott
- Wolverton
- Wyndmere
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 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 Viking Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Dakota:
- Pages specific to Richland 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 Viking Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2393891
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Viking Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |