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A visit to the West Writing Rock 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 West Writing Rock Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Writing Rock Cemetery:

48.7200, -103.9777

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

The West Writing Rock Cemetery is located in Divide County<2>.

The county seat for Divide County is located in Crosby. Crosby lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the West Writing Rock Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Writing Rock Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the West Writing Rock Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Skabo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Skabo Cemetery is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skabo Cemetery
  • Daneville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Daneville Cemetery is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daneville Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Grenora.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20937 <5>
  • Grenora Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Grenora Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenora Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grenora Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Grenora.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147730 <5>
  • Emmaus Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus Cemetery
  • Coalridge Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Scandia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Scandia Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia Cemetery
  • St. Olaf Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Olaf Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Grenora.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21100 <5>
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Westby Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Westby Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hanks Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East Writing Rock Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Westby Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Westby Catholic Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby Catholic Cemetery
    • McElroy Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The McElroy Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of Westby (MT).
      • The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21093 <5>
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Comertown Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Comertown Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comertown Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Comertown Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Comertown (MT).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20825 <5>
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Gladys Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gladys Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladys Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the West Writing Rock Cemetery.

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

  • Grenora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Westby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Westby is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westby <6>
  • Alkabo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Alkabo is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkabo
  • Hanks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hanks is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks
  • Stady ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Stady is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stady
  • Dagmar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Zahl
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fortuna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Comertown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Comertown is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comertown
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Appam
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Appam is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appam
    • Bonetraill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bonetraill is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonetraill
    • Antelope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Reserve
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Alamo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Plentywood
      (26 miles [41.8 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 West Writing Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Divide County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alamo
    • Alamo lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the West Writing Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alkabo
    • Alkabo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the West Writing Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alkabo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkabo
  • Antelope
  • Dagmar
    • Dagmar lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the West Writing Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dagmar.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagmar
  • Fortuna
    • Fortuna lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the West Writing Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fortuna.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
  • Grenora
    • Grenora lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the West Writing Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Grenora.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenora
  • Plentywood
  • Stady - Historic
    • Stady lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East (E) of the West Writing Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stady.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stady

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 West Writing Rock Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Divide 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 Writing Rock Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1033946  (West Writing Rock Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1033946 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: Divide
      • Est. Elev: 628 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Camp Lake
      • Location given for West Writing Rock Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.7200283     Lon: -103.9777102
      • 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 Divide, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Writing Rock 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.