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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. 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 Writing Rock Cemetery ...

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>

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

Lat:   48.7200°   (48° 43' 11")

Lon:   -103.9777°   (-103° 58' 39")

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 .

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)
    • 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 Divide County
  • Skabo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skabo Cemetery
    • The Skabo Cemetery is located in Divide County
  • Daneville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daneville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daneville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Daneville Cemetery is located in Divide County
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Divide County
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Grenora.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20937 <5>
  • Grenora Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grenora Cemetery
    • The Grenora Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmaus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
  • Coalridge Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Scandia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scandia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scandia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scandia Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
  • St. Olaf Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Olaf Cemetery
    • The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Olaf Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Grenora.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21100 <5>
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Divide County
  • Westby Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westby Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Writing Rock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Writing Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Writing Rock Cemetery is located in Divide County
    • Westby Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westby Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westby Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Westby Catholic Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • McElroy Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McElroy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McElroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McElroy Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Westby (MT).
      • The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21093 <5>
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Sheridan County (MT)
    • Comertown Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comertown Cemetery
      • The Comertown Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Gladys Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gladys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gladys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gladys Cemetery is located in Williams County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
    • Westby is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkabo
    • Alkabo is located in Divide County
  • Hanks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks
    • Hanks is located in Williams County
  • Stady ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stady
    • Stady is located in Divide County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comertown
    • Comertown is located in Sheridan County (MT)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Appam
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appam
      • Appam is located in Williams County
    • Bonetraill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonetraill
      • Bonetraill is located in Williams County
    • Antelope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
      • Antelope is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antelope <6>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plentywood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plentywood
      • Plentywood is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plentywood <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 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 begin 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 Writing Rock Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #1033946 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: Camp Lake
    • County: Divide         Elev: 628
    • Location given for GNIS #1033946 (West Writing Rock Cemetery)

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 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Writing Rock Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7200, Longitude: -103.9777       In this case, the coordinates for the West Writing Rock 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.




 

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