Opheim Cemetery
Cooperstown, Griggs County, North Dakota, USA
SW 1/4 of 12-146-58 (Washburn Township)
ND DOH Number: 1590
When the early settlers came to this area, they had to establish their own homes, schools, churches and cemeteries. A cemetery was started on the Omund Nelson Opheim land on the SW1/4 12, Washburn Township. The first burial was Lars Ulven in 1881, who had been lost in a blizzard and died from freezing and exposure. The first monument to be erected in the cemetery was that of Omund Nelson Opehim, erected in 1886.
There are no official records available but according to reports of the early settlers there are approximately 32 burials in the plot.
The list of known burials with names were made available by pioneers, relatives and friends.
Source: Griggs County History, published 1976.
http://www.griggscountynd.com/geographic_place_names/cemeteries/opheim.htm
Latitude 47° 28' 23.1" N
Longitude 97° 59' 56.34" W
SW 1/4 of 12-146-58 (Washburn Township)
ND DOH Number: 1590
When the early settlers came to this area, they had to establish their own homes, schools, churches and cemeteries. A cemetery was started on the Omund Nelson Opheim land on the SW1/4 12, Washburn Township. The first burial was Lars Ulven in 1881, who had been lost in a blizzard and died from freezing and exposure. The first monument to be erected in the cemetery was that of Omund Nelson Opehim, erected in 1886.
There are no official records available but according to reports of the early settlers there are approximately 32 burials in the plot.
The list of known burials with names were made available by pioneers, relatives and friends.
Source: Griggs County History, published 1976.
http://www.griggscountynd.com/geographic_place_names/cemeteries/opheim.htm
Latitude 47° 28' 23.1" N
Longitude 97° 59' 56.34" W
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- Added: 15 Jun 2016
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2615381
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