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A visit to the West Union Cemetery ...



Google driving directions from your current location to the West Union Cemetery (Patience, this may take a moment).

The location of the West Union Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Union Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Union Cemetery

Lat:   47.7139°   (47° 42' 50")

Lon:   -97.7956°   (-97° 47' 44")

The West Union Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County<2>.

The county seat for Grand Forks County is located in Grand Forks. Grand Forks lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the West Union Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the West Union Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Silent Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silent Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silent Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Silent Hill Cemetery is located in Steele County
  • Hanson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hanson Cemetery is located in Steele County
  • Herlickson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herlickson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herlickson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Herlickson Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
  • Logan Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Logan Center Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
  • Hoff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoff Cemetery
    • The Hoff Cemetery is located in Steele County
  • Holen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holen Cemetery is located in Nelson County
  • Bethania Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethania Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
  • Silent Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silent Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silent Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Silent Hill Cemetery is located in Nelson County
  • Norway Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Nelson County
  • Westfield Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westfield Cemetery is located in Steele County
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Steele County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Sharon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Gilbertson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbertson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbertson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilbertson Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
    • Northwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Northwood Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Goose River Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Valley Grove Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Bethany Lutheran Cemetery is located in Steele County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Finley.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2353580 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the West Union Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Aneta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sharon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Northwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Northwood is located in Grand Forks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <6>
  • Kempton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
    • Kempton is located in Grand Forks County
  • Finley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Larimore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hatton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Hatton is located in Traill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatton <6>
  • Sherbrooke
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherbrooke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke
    • Sherbrooke is located in Steele County
  • McVille
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVille have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
    • McVille is located in Nelson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McVille <6>
  • Arvilla
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Niagara
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • McCanna
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanna
    • McCanna is located in Grand Forks County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Petersburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <6>
    • Jessie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Holmes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holmes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
      • Holmes is located in Grand Forks County
    • Cooperstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Portland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Emerado
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerado
      • Emerado is located in Grand Forks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerado <6>
    • Pekin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <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 West Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grand Forks County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aneta
    • Aneta lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the West Union Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aneta.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aneta
  • Binford
  • Cooperstown
  • Finley
  • Hatton
    • Hatton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the West Union Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hatton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
  • Hope
    • Hope lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the South (S) of the West Union Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hope.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Kempton
  • Larimore
  • Mayville
  • McVille
  • Northwood
  • Pekin
    • Pekin lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the West Union Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pekin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...

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 helpful 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 Union Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Grand Forks County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the West Union Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 Union Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1034661  (West Union Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1034661 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Finley NE
      • County: Grand Forks         Elev: 429
      • Location given for GNIS #1034661 (West Union Cemetery)

    The official website for Grand Forks County: www.grandforkscountygov.com/

    The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/

    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 Grand Forks, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7139, Longitude: -97.7956       In this case, the coordinates for the West Union Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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