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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Whetstone Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Whetstone Cemetery (FG ID #2559908)

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 Whetstone Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   46.2300°   (46° 13' 47")

Lon:   -102.9327°   (-102° 55' 57")

The Whetstone Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.

The county seat for Adams County is located in Hettinger. Hettinger lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southeast of the Whetstone Cemetery .

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 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 Whetstone Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Adams 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 Whetstone Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 11 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Whetstone Cemetery.

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

    • Reeder
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gascoyne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gascoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gascoyne
      • Gascoyne is located in Bowman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
    • Scranton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bucyrus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
      • Bucyrus is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Haley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hettinger
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New England
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Regent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regent have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent
      • Regent is located in Hettinger County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Regent <4>
    • Bowman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
      • Bowman is located in Bowman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
      • Former names for Bowman:
      • Eden
      • Lowden
      • Twin Buttes
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowman <4>
    • Amidon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amidon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amidon
      • Amidon is located in Slope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amidon <4>
    • Haynes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people

    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 Whetstone Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Whetstone Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Haven of Rest Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Haven of Rest Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Haven of Rest Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haven of Rest Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2559910 <1>
    • Cedar Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cedar Lutheran Cemetery is located in Slope County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Lutheran Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Scranton.
      • The Cedar Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cedar Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101803 <1>
    • Wolf Butte Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • St. Helena Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Helena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Helena Cemetery is located in Hettinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Helena Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hettinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Carroll Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • DeSart Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The DeSart Cemetery is located in Slope County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the DeSart Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of New England.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeSart Cemetery
    • Pierce Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Slope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
    • Scranton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scranton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scranton Cemetery is located in Bowman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scranton Cemetery
    • Peace Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peace Cemetery is located in Hettinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
    • Tepee Butte Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tepee Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tepee Butte Cemetery is located in Hettinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tepee Butte Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Bucyrus Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland Prairie Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Immanuel Norwegian Lutheran
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Richland Lutheran Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Rainy Butte Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rainy Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rainy Butte Cemetery is located in Hettinger County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rainy Butte Cemetery
      • Alden Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Alden Cemetery is located in Slope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alden Cemetery
      • Mamre Lutheran Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • The Mamre Lutheran Cemetery is located in Adams County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mamre Lutheran Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Reeder.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mamre Lutheran Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2260641 <1>
      • North Grand Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Havelock Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Havelock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Havelock Cemetery is located in Hettinger County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Havelock Cemetery
      • Schmidt Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schmidt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Schmidt Cemetery is located in Hettinger County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schmidt Cemetery

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

    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 Whetstone Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1032767  (Whetstone Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1032767 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: Whetstone Buttes
      • County: Adams         Elev: 866
      • Location given for GNIS #1032767 (Whetstone Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2559908

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

    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 Adams, 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 Whetstone Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2300, Longitude: -102.9327    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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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