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A visit to the Wigdahl 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 Wigdahl Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wigdahl Cemetery (FG ID #2498937)

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 Wigdahl Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   48.9802°   (48° 58' 48")

Lon:   -101.8803°   (-101° 52' 49")

The cemetery is located in Renville County<3>.

As an estimate, the Wigdahl Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east of Sherwood.

The county seat for Renville County is located in Mohall. Mohall lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast of the Wigdahl Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Wigdahl Cemetery.<4>

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

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]<2> of the Wigdahl Cemetery.

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

  • Sherwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
    • Sherwood is located in Renville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <7>
  • Carnduff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Glen Ewen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Loraine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loraine have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loraine
    • Loraine is located in Renville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
  • Norma
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Tolley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley
    • Tolley is located in Renville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolley <7>
  • Carievale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Northgate
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bowbells
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowbells have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowbells
    • Bowbells is located in Burke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowbells <7>
  • Oxbow
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mohall
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohall have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohall
    • Mohall is located in Renville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohall <7>
  • Flaxton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaxton
    • Flaxton is located in Burke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flaxton <7>
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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 Wigdahl Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Renville County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Antler
  • Flaxton
  • Grano
    • Grano lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Wigdahl Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Grano.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grano
  • Kenmare
  • Mohall
  • Norma
    • Norma lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Wigdahl Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Norma.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
  • Tolley

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 Wigdahl 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 Wigdahl Cemetery:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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 Wigdahl Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9802, Longitude: -101.8803    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Renville, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.