A visit to the Aastad Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Aastad Cemetery ...
The Aastad Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bethlehem Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Christ Cemetery
- The Christ Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Cemetery
- Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Hereford Cemetery
- The Hereford Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford Cemetery
- Hjerdal Cemetery
- The Hjerdal Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hjerdal Cemetery
- Knollwood Cemetery
- The Knollwood Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Cemetery
- Lawrence Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Ness Cemetery
- The Ness Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ness Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ness Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Elbow Lake.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82885 <2>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- Pomme de Terre Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Rock Prairie Cemetery
- The Rock Prairie Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Prairie Cemetery
- St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Elbow Lake.
- The St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Loretto Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163077 <2>
- St. Olaf Cemetery
- The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
- Sarpsborg Cemetery
- The Sarpsborg Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarpsborg Cemetery
- Swan Lake Cemetery
- The Swan Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Cemetery
- Swan Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Ten Mile Lake Cemetery
- The Ten Mile Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile Lake Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery
- Western Cemetery
- The Western Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery
- Western Presbyterian Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Aastad Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ashby
- Barrett
- Barrett is located in Grant County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Battle Lake
- Campbell
- Campbell is located in Wilkin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Charlesville
- Charlesville is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Dalton
- Doran
- Doran is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Elbow Lake
- Elizabeth
- Erdahl
- Erdahl is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
- Fergus Falls
- Foxhome
- Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Melby
- Melby is located in Douglas County
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- Nashua
- Nashua is located in Wilkin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Norcross
- Norcross is located in Grant County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Tenney
- Tenney is located in Wilkin County
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- Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
- Thorsborg
- Thorsborg is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
- Tintah
- Tintah is located in Traverse County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Underwood
- Wendell
- Western
- Western is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Aastad Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Otter Tail County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Aastad Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashby
- Barrett
- Battle Lake
- Campbell
- Dalton
- Elbow Lake
- Evansville
- Fergus Falls
- Foxhome
- Herman
- Tintah
- Underwood
- Wendell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Aastad Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Otter Tail County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Aastad Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2072725 (Aastad Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2072725 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Otter Tail
- Est. Elev: 353 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dayton Hollow Dam
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Otter Tail, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aastad Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |