About Westgaard Cemetery
Westgaard Cemetery is a cemetery near Velva, McHenry County, North Dakota. It lies about 6.7 mi southwest of Velva. The grounds sit at about 1,519 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1032753. The nearest other listed cemetery is Walley Cemetery, about 2.2 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Bethke-Nelson Funeral Home in Drake, about 24 mi away. It is one of 70 cemeteries we list in McHenry County, and 15 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Velva. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
48.10600, -100.80372
What Westgaard Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Walley CemeteryVelva, NDCemetery2.2 mi
- Verendrye CemeteryVelva, NDCemetery3.0 mi
- Saint John CemeteryVelva, NDCemetery3.5 mi
- Stenkjaer Lutheran CemeteryVelva, NDLutheran cemetery4.1 mi
- Bethel Lutheran CemeteryVelva, NDLutheran cemetery4.7 mi
- German Lutheran CemeteryVelva, NDLutheran cemetery5.3 mi
- North Prairie Lutheran CemeteryVelva, NDLutheran cemetery5.4 mi
- North Prairie Church cemeteryVelva, NDChurch cemetery5.4 mi
- Hjerdahl Lutheran CemeteryVelva, NDLutheran cemetery5.7 mi
- Trinity CemeteryVelva, NDCemetery5.8 mi
Funeral homes near Westgaard Cemetery
- Bethke-Nelson Funeral Home24 miFuneral home · Drake · (701) 465-3229
- Thomas Family Funeral Home24 miFuneral home · Minot · (701) 838-2832
- Thompson-Larson Funeral Home24 miFuneral home · Minot · (701) 852-3446
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