RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of North Dakota >> McHenry County >> Walley CemeteryIndex...

A visit to the Walley 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 Walley Cemetery ...

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

48.1056, -100.8504

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

The Walley Cemetery is located in McHenry County<2>.

The county seat for McHenry County is located in Towner. Towner lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the Walley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Walley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Walley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Westgaard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Westgaard Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgaard Cemetery
  • Stnenkjer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Stnenkjer Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stnenkjer Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Velva.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208723 <5>
  • St. John Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Verendrye Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Verendrye Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verendrye Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Sawyer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
  • Bergen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bergen Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Cemetery
  • Norwich Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Norwich Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Cemetery
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Granville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • South Prairie Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The South Prairie Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Prairie Cemetery
    • Stenso Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Stenso Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stenso Cemetery
    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rising Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Center Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
    • Hope Lutheran Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruso Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Ruso Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruso Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Walley Cemetery.

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

  • Velva
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Velva is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velva <6>
  • Voltaire
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Genoa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Genoa is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Bergen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bergen is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
  • Sawyer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Karlsruhe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Granville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Surrey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rising ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Rising is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
  • Kongsberg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Kongsberg is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kongsberg
  • Ruso
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Balfour
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Butte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Butte is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Benedict
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Deering
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Minot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kief
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Guthrie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Guthrie is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie

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 Walley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McHenry County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Balfour
  • Bantry
    • Bantry lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Walley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bantry.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bantry
  • Benedict
  • Burlington
  • Deering
  • Drake
    • Drake lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Walley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drake.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
  • Granville
  • Max
    • Max lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Walley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Max.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
  • Minot
    • Minot lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Walley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Minot.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
  • Ruso
    • Ruso lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Walley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ruso.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruso
  • Sawyer
  • Towner
  • Velva

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 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 Walley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to McHenry 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 Walley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1032672  (Walley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1032672 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: McHenry
      • Est. Elev: 464 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Voltaire
      • Location given for Walley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.1055641     Lon: -100.8504248
      • 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 McHenry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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- Walley 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.