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A visit to the Andover 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 Andover Cemetery ...

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

47.7169, -96.6423

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

The Andover Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Crookston. Crookston lies just to the north northeast of the Andover Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Andover Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Andover Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Hanna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Hanna Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Bardo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Bardo Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardo Cemetery
  • Erickson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Erickson Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erickson Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Hafslo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Hafslo Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafslo Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
  • Fisher Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Skatvold Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Skatvold Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skatvold Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • St. Peters Catholic Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Rosendahl Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Rosendahl Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendahl Cemetery
    • North Ringsaker Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The North Ringsaker Cemetery is located in Traill County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ringsaker Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the North Ringsaker Cemetery is located
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102224 <5>
    • Bergit Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bergit Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergit Cemetery
    • Sundet Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Scandia Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Scandia Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
    • Huot Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Huot Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huot Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Crookston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fisher
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fisher is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Climax
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Climax is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Gentilly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gentilly is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
  • Shirley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Shirley is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Beltrami
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Beltrami is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Melvin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Melvin is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
  • Nielsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Nielsville is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Mallory
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mallory is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
  • Dugdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Dugdale is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
  • Dorothy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorothy is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
  • Euclid
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Euclid is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Shelly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Shelly is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • Fertile
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Lake Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Caledonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Thompson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Thompson is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <6>
    • Reynolds
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Reynolds is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <6>
    • Buxton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Buxton is located in Traill County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buxton <6>
    • East Grand Forks
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Andover Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Andover Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Polk 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 Andover Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #639363  (Andover Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #639363 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: Polk
      • Est. Elev: 267 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Girard
      • Location given for Andover Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.716916     Lon: -96.6422906
      • 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 Polk, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Andover 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.