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A visit to the Bay Lake 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 Bay Lake Cemetery ...

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

46.4142, -93.8733

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

The Bay Lake Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County<2>.

The county seat for Crow Wing County is located in Brainerd. Brainerd lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Bay Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bay Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Bay Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Deerwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Deerwood Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood Cemetery
  • Lakewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
  • Bennettville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Bennettville Cemetery is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettville Cemetery
  • Dorris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dorris Cemetery is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris Cemetery
  • Irondale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Irondale Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Garrison Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Garrison Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Wolford Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wolford Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolford Cemetery
  • Dykeman Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Dykeman Union Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykeman Union Cemetery
  • Diamond Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Diamond Lake Cemetery is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • Cedarbrook - St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Black Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Black Cemetery is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Calvary Baptist Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Spencer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Spencer Cemetery is located in Aitkin County
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    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Pine Knoll Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Pine Knoll Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knoll Cemetery
    • Carrol Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Carrol Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrol Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bay Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Bay Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bay Lake is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
  • Deerwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crosby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crosby is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <6>
  • Ironton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cuyuna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cuyuna is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyuna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Nichols
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Garrison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Riverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Riverton is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Trommald
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Trommald is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trommald
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Wealthwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wealthwood is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthwood
  • Aitkin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Merrifield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Brainerd
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Malmo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
    • Hassman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hassman is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassman
    • Vineland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
    • Lake Hubert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Lake Hubert is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hubert

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 Bay Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crow Wing County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bay Lake Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Crow Wing 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 Bay Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2071535  (Bay Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2071535 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: Crow Wing
      • Est. Elev: 396 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bay Lake
      • Location given for Bay Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.41417     Lon: -93.87333
      • 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 Crow Wing, 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- Bay Lake 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.