A visit to the West Emmanuel Lutheran Church 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 West Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery (FG ID #2183700).
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 West Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery:
46.4487, -96.7364
The West Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Abercrombie.
The cemetery is located in Richland County<2>.
While not adjacent, the East Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery is directly east of the West Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Wahpeton. Wahpeton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the West Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the West Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- McCauleyville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McCauleyville Cemetery is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauleyville Cemetery
- Smith Family Burial Site
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethany Free Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schmitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Richland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richland Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Our Savior's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Eagle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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- Christine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Faith Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Christ Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wolverton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Wolverton Cemetery is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Pleasant and Christine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deerhorn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Deerhorn Cemetery is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhorn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Abercrombie
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Galchutt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wolverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Christine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dwight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Walcott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wahpeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Comstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Comstock is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Breckenridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oxbow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oxbow is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Barney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawndale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kindred
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 West Emmanuel Lutheran Church 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 West Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abercrombie
- Barnesville
- Breckenridge
- Christine
- Kindred
- Kindred lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the West Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kindred.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindred
- Wahpeton
- Wahpeton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the West Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wahpeton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
- Walcott
- Walcott lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the West Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Walcott.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Wolverton
- Wyndmere
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 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 West Emmanuel Lutheran Church 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 West Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2183700
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> | 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 '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- West Emmanuel Lutheran Church 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |