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A visit to the Chief White Bear Grave ...

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 Chief White Bear Grave ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chief White Bear Grave:

45.6431, -95.4361

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

The Chief White Bear Grave is located in Pope County<2>.

The county seat for Pope County is located in Glenwood. Glenwood lies just to the east northeast of the Chief White Bear Grave .

Open a Google Map centered on the Chief White Bear Grave.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chief White Bear Grave.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chief White Bear Grave, with the nearest first.

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Glenwood City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Glenwood City Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City Cemetery
    • The Glenwood City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Glenwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2538189 <5>
  • Early Indherred Community Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lake Ann Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Lake Ann Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann Cemetery
  • Indherred Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Barsness Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Swedish Mission Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Minnewaska Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Minnewaska Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewaska Cemetery
  • Fron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fron Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fron Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fron Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Starbuck.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82362 <5>
  • Lake Reno Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Lake Reno Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Reno Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lake Ben Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Lake Ben Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ben Cemetery
    • West Lake Amelia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Bohemian Independent Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Bohemian Independent Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Independent Cemetery
      • The Bohemian Independent Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bohemian Cemetery
    • Norunga Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Norunga Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norunga Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Sedan.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82565 <5>
    • Lake Amelia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lake Amelia Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Amelia Cemetery
    • Lake Leven Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lake Leven Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Leven Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chief White Bear Grave.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chief White Bear Grave, with the nearest first:

  • Long Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Long Beach is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Glenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Starbuck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lowry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Villard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • New Prairie ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • New Prairie is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
  • Sedan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sedan is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Forada
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Farwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Farwell is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Grove Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Grove Lake is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
  • Westport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Westport is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Holmes City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Holmes City is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Cyrus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Kensington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Swift Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Swift Falls is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls
    • Alexandria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Brooten
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Brooten is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
    • Nelson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Nelson is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 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 Chief White Bear Grave. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pope County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chief White Bear Grave.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alexandria
  • Brooten
  • Cyrus
    • Cyrus lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Chief White Bear Grave.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cyrus.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
  • Glenwood
  • Hancock
    • Hancock lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Chief White Bear Grave.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hancock.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hoffman
  • Osakis
    • Osakis lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Chief White Bear Grave.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osakis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osakis
  • Starbuck
  • Villard
    • Villard lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Chief White Bear Grave.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Villard.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villard
  • Westport

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 Chief White Bear Grave:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Pope 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 Chief White Bear Grave:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2066872  (Chief White Bear Grave)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2066872 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: Pope
      • Est. Elev: 347 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Glenwood
      • Location given for Chief White Bear Grave:
      • Lat: 45.6430556     Lon: -95.4361111
      • 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 Pope, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chief White Bear Grave) 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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