A visit to the Bearhead 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 Bearhead Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bearhead Cemetery:
45.9400, -94.7150
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bearhead Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bearhead Cemetery is located in Todd County<2>.
The county seat for Todd County is located in Long Prairie. Long Prairie lies just to the west northwest of the Bearhead Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bearhead Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Bearhead Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bearhead Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Long Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. John Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Spring Brook Cemetery is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook Cemetery
- G A R Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The G A R Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G A R Cemetery
- Swanville St. Peter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Swedish Mission Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Flensburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83223 <5>
- Mission Covenant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Old St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery East
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Parker - Bethany Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Parker Twp. Cemetery is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Twp. Cemetery
- Twin Lakes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Twin Lakes Cemetery is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bearhead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bearhead Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pillsbury
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pillsbury is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
- Swanville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burtrum
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Long Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grey Eagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Flensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flensburg is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Upsala
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sobieski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sobieski is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Browerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Browerville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Elmdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmdale is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Saint Rosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Rosa is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Randall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cushing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clotho
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clotho is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
- Little Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clarissa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sauk Centre
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saint Anthony
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saint Anthony is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Holdingford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Belle Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Belle Prairie is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Lincoln
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
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 Bearhead Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Todd County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bearhead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowlus
- Browerville
- Clarissa
- Freeport
- Grey Eagle
- Holdingford
- Little Falls
- Long Prairie
- Melrose
- Randall
- Sauk Centre
- Upsala
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bearhead Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Todd 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 Bearhead Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #639791 (Bearhead Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #639791 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: Todd
- Est. Elev: 366 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Swanville
- Location given for Bearhead Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.9399651 Lon: -94.715016
- 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 Todd, 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 from Point A (ie- Bearhead 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. |