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A visit to the Alma Lutheran 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 Alma Lutheran Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alma Lutheran Cemetery:

48.3119, -96.6558

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alma Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Alma Lutheran Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.

The county seat for Marshall County is located in Warren. Warren lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Alma Lutheran Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Alma Lutheran Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Alma Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alma Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. John's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
  • McCrea Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The McCrea Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrea Cemetery
  • Swedish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Swedish Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Township Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Township Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
  • Foldahl Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Foldahl Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foldahl Cemetery
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located in Warren.
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St.s Peter & Paul Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238897 <5>
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Bethania Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
    • Assumption Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Assumption Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
    • Florian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Florian Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florian Cemetery
    • Viking Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Viking Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Cemetery
    • Norwegian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
    • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Salem Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Alma Lutheran Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alma Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Argyle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Warren
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Englund
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Englund is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englund
  • Viking
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Viking is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Stephen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Newfolden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Newfolden is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfolden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Strandquist
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Alvarado
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvarado is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Deerwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Deerwood is located in Kittson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Karlstad
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Big Woods
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Big Woods is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
  • Holt
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Holt is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Donaldson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Donaldson is located in Kittson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Oslo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Oslo is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <6>
    • Euclid
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Euclid is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Middle River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Halma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Thief River Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kennedy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)

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 Alma Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alma Lutheran Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Argyle
    • Argyle lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Alma Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Argyle.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • Donaldson
  • Drayton
  • Holt
    • Holt lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Alma Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holt.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
  • Karlstad
  • Kennedy
    • Kennedy lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Alma Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kennedy.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
  • Lake Bronson
  • Middle River
  • Oslo
    • Oslo lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Alma Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oslo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
  • Stephen
  • Warren
    • Warren lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Alma Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Warren.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren

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 helpful 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 Alma Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Marshall 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 Alma Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2108045  (Alma Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2108045 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: Marshall
      • Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Florian SW
      • Location given for Alma Lutheran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.3119444     Lon: -96.6558333
      • 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 Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alma Lutheran 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.