Griggs County Cemetery was created with five
acres of land deeded by Peter E. Nelson to Griggs
County Cemetery Association in 1890. Five more
acres were deeded by the Hammer Brothers
Corporation in 1926. The name was officially changed
to Cooperstown Cemetery Association in 1954.
Current Board of Directors:
Larry Wathne, President
Seth Hanson, Vice President/Sexton
Miki Tanner-Bendickson, Secretary-Treasurer
Brandy Edland, Director
Ron Edland, Director
Nancy Lunde, Director
Bennett Michaelis, Director
Medora Nelson, Director/Grounds Overseer
Shirley Short, Director
Physical address for Cooperstown Cemetery:
348 114th Ave NE, Cooperstown, ND 58425
Directions: go ½ mile north of Cooperstown on
Hwy 45; turn east and go ½ mile on gravel road;
turn north and go ¼ mile on gravel road.
There is a loop of three roadways through the cemetery;
we ask that you drive only on the roadways; please do
NOT drive on the grass. This can cause damage to the
grounds and markers and monuments.
If you will be in the area and plan to stop at Cooperstown Cemetery to visit the gravesites of family members or friends, but don't know or remember where they are located, please contact us via email or Facebook messaging (information below) ahead of time, a couple days' notice works best, so that we can arrange to meet you out there or we can send you detailed directions.
Open Daily--sunrise to sunset.