Abandoned Record
About McKinney Cemetery
The McKinney Cemetery near Tolley, North Dakota, United States, was founded circa 1886. It has also been known as the Renville Valley Pioneer Cemetery.
This is a site record: what public sources say about McKinney Cemetery, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where McKinney Cemetery is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover McKinney Cemetery
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1949 Mouse River Park sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1950 Mouse River Park sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Minot sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Minot sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near McKinney Cemetery
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our North Dakota index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "McKinney Cemetery": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6801967.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).