About Schafer Cemetery
Schafer Cemetery is a cemetery near Watford City, McKenzie County, North Dakota. It lies about 3.0 mi west of Watford City. The grounds sit at about 2,080 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Oscar W. Hagen and Orville W. Hagen. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1031374. The nearest other listed cemetery is Crosspoint Church Cemetery, about 2.8 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home in Watford City, about 2.9 mi away. It is one of 46 cemeteries we list in McKenzie County, and 8 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Watford City. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Schafer Cemetery
- Oscar W. Hagen1884-1945American politician
- Orville W. Hagen1915-2007American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Schafer Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
47.80502, -103.21824
What Schafer 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
- Crosspoint Church CemeteryWatford City, NDChurch cemetery2.8 mi
- Cherry CemeteryWatford City, NDCemetery6.9 mi
- Salem CemeteryWatford City, NDCemetery7.6 mi
- Garden CemeteryWatford City, NDCemetery8.0 mi
- North Fork Trinity CemeteryWatford City, NDCemetery8.4 mi
- Farland CemeteryWatford City, NDCemetery8.8 mi
- Wilmington CemeteryWatford City, NDCemetery9.0 mi
- Olson Farm CemeteryWatford City, NDCemetery9.4 mi
- Spring Creek CemeteryWatford City, NDCemetery10 mi
- Old Spring Creek CemeteryWatford City, NDCemetery11 mi
Funeral homes near Schafer Cemetery
- Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home2.9 miFuneral home · Watford City · (701) 842-2490
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