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A visit to the Broderheim 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 Broderheim Cemetery ...

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

47.6797, -96.0522

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

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

The county seat for Polk County is located in Crookston. Crookston lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Broderheim Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Broderheim Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Broderheim Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rodnes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rodnes Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodnes Cemetery
  • Sorum Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Sorum Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorum Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Synod Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Synod Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Synod Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Saron Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Faith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Faith Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
  • St. Lawrence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Cemetery
  • First English Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rosehill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
    • Lima Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gosen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gosen Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosen Cemetery
    • Hitterdal Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Hitterdal Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal Cemetery
    • Maple Lake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Maple Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lake Cemetery
    • Dovre Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dovre Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovre Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • New Sweden Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The New Sweden Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Broderheim Cemetery.

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

  • Erskine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mentor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • McIntosh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Brooks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Winger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dugdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dugdale is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
  • Rindal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rindal is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
  • Fertile
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oklee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fosston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Melvin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Melvin is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
  • Bejou
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Plummer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Plummer is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Trail
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Trail is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Red Lake Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Flaming
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Flaming is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
    • Gentilly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Gentilly is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
    • Gully
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Gully is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 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 Broderheim 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 Broderheim Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Erskine
  • Fertile
  • Fosston
  • Gonvick
  • Gully
    • Gully lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Broderheim Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gully.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
  • Mahnomen
  • McIntosh
  • Mentor
    • Mentor lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Broderheim Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mentor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
  • Oklee
    • Oklee lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Broderheim Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oklee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklee
  • Plummer
  • Winger
    • Winger lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Broderheim Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Winger.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winger

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Broderheim 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 Broderheim Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2081334  (Broderheim Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2081334 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: 362 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Erskine
      • Location given for Broderheim Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.6797222     Lon: -96.0522222
      • 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Broderheim 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.
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