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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Aastad Cemetery:
46.1378, -96.0833
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Aastad Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Aastad Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County<2>.
The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Aastad Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Aastad Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Aastad Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Aastad Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rock Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Prairie Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Prairie Cemetery
- Western Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Western Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Western Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lawrence Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Hjerdal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hjerdal Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hjerdal Cemetery
- Ten Mile Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ten Mile Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile Lake Cemetery
- Sarpsborg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sarpsborg Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarpsborg Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Swan Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Knollwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Knollwood Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Cemetery
- Hereford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hereford Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford Cemetery
- Swan Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Swan Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Cemetery
- Pomme de Terre Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ness Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <5>
- St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <5>
- Christ Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Christ Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- St. Olaf Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 based on their distance from Aastad Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Western
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Western is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Wendell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fergus Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elbow Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Thorsborg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thorsborg is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
- Ashby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tintah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tintah is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Underwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Foxhome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Campbell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Charlesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charlesville is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Erdahl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Erdahl is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
- Elizabeth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Barrett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barrett is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Melby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Melby is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
- Tenney
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tenney is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
- Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
- Norcross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Norcross is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Doran
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Doran is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Battle Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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
- Ashby lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Aastad Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ashby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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
- Location given for Aastad Cemetery:
- Lat: 46.1377778 Lon: -96.0833333
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aastad Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |