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A visit to the Brimson 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 Brimson Cemetery ...

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

47.2880, -91.8455

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

The Brimson Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County<2>.

The county seat for Saint Louis County is located in Duluth. Duluth lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Brimson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brimson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 17 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Brimson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Toimi Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Toimi Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toimi Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Toimi Cemetery is located 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the north of Two Harbors.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83698 <5>
  • Bassett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Bassett Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett Cemetery
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Silver Creek Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Two Harbors.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239490 <5>
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Two Harbors.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152014 <5>
  • Holy Spirit Catholic Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rauha Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rauha Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauha Cemetery
  • Normanna Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • The Normanna Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanna Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
    • The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lakeview Cemetery
  • Sawtooth Mountain Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • The Sawtooth Mountain Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawtooth Mountain Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sawtooth Mountain Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Two Harbors.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164222 <5>
  • Czechoslovakian National Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaver Bay Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
    • Silver Bay Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • The Silver Bay Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bay Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Silver Bay Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Silver Bay.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151555 <5>
    • Argo Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • The Argo Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Cemetery
    • Armanda Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Armanda Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armanda Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
      • The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lake View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198637 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Brimson Cemetery.

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

  • Brimson
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Breda
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Breda is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
  • Jordan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jordan is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Stewart
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stewart is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
  • Beaver Crossing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Beaver Crossing is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
  • Two Harbors
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Allen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Allen is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen has also been known as:
    • Allen Junction
  • Hoyt Lakes
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Knife River
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Aurora
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Aurora is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,610 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <6>
  • Makinen
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Makinen is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makinen
  • Babbitt
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Babbitt is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbitt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Babbitt <6>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Beaver Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Silver Bay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Melrude
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Melrude is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrude
    • Pineville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pineville is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
    • Clifton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Clifton is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Murphy City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Murphy City is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy City
    • Biwabik
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Finland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Belgrade
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Brimson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Louis County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Brimson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Saint Louis 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 Brimson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #660880  (Brimson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #660880 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: St. Louis
      • Est. Elev: 458 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Brimson
      • Location given for Brimson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.287981     Lon: -91.8454527
      • 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 Saint Louis, 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- Brimson 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.