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A visit to the Black Oak 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 Black Oak Lake Cemetery ...

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

44.9194, -95.6264

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

The Black Oak Lake Cemetery is located in Chippewa County<2>.

The county seat for Chippewa County is located in Montevideo. Montevideo lies just to the west northwest of the Black Oak Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Black Oak Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Black Oak Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Strombeck Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Strombeck Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strombeck Cemetery
  • Saron Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Saron Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron Cemetery
  • Palmer Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Palmer Creek Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Creek Cemetery
  • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Swensson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Swensson Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swensson Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sunset Memorial Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    • The Sunset Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Montevideo Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83664 <5>
  • Dueland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Dueland Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dueland Cemetery
  • Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Terrace Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Terrace Lawn Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Lawn Cemetery
  • Bergen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Camp Release Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Camp Release Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Release Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Release Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Granite Falls.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82049 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Stony Run Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Brono Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Brono Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brono Cemetery
    • Havelock Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Havelock Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock Cemetery
    • Camp Release Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Granite Falls City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • First Twp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The First Twp. Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Twp. Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Black Oak Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Montevideo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Maynard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Granite Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Watson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarkfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hazel Run
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Clara City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Boyd
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <6>
  • Hanley Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Sacred Heart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Bend City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Bend City is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend City
  • Wood Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Milan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Raymond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Dawson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Dawson is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <6>
    • Cottonwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Prinsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Prinsburg is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prinsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Renville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Echo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <6>
    • Murdock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Murdock is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Providence
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Kerkhoven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • De Graff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • De Graff is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people

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 Black Oak Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chippewa County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Black Oak 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 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 Black Oak Lake Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Chippewa 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 Black Oak Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2066167  (Black Oak Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2066167 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: Chippewa
      • Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Montevideo
      • Location given for Black Oak Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.9194444     Lon: -95.6263889
      • 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 Chippewa, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Black Oak 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.