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A visit to the Clearwater 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 Clearwater Cemetery ...

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

47.9786, -96.0544

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

The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Pennington County<2>.

The county seat for Pennington County is located in Thief River Falls. Thief River Falls lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Clearwater Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Clearwater Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Clearwater Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Clara Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Clara Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Cemetery
  • St. Pauli Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Pauli Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauli Cemetery
  • St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Hilaire Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The St. Hilaire Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hilaire Cemetery
  • Clearwater Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
  • Finnish Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
  • Emanuel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Bethania Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Salem Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Telemarken Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Telemarken Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telemarken Cemetery
    • Silver Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
    • Silverton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Silverton Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Presbyterian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Clearwater Cemetery.

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

  • Plummer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Plummer is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Saint Hilaire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Saint Hilaire is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hilaire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Thief River Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Red Lake Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oklee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Erie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Erie is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Goodridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Goodridge is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Dorothy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Dorothy is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
  • Mentor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Dugdale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dugdale is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
  • Erskine
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Trail
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Trail is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Gentilly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Gentilly is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
    • Holt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Holt is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Viking
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Viking is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • McIntosh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Gully
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Gully is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Espelie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Espelie is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espelie

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 Clearwater Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pennington County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Crookston
  • Erskine
  • Goodridge
  • Grygla
  • Gully
    • Gully lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Clearwater Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gully.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
  • Holt
    • Holt lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Clearwater Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holt.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
  • McIntosh
  • Mentor
    • Mentor lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Clearwater Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mentor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
  • Oklee
    • Oklee lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Clearwater Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oklee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklee
  • Plummer

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 either 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 Clearwater Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Pennington 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 Clearwater Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2093557  (Clearwater Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2093557 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: Pennington
      • Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Plummer
      • Location given for Clearwater Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.9786111     Lon: -96.0544444
      • 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 Pennington, 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 from Point A (ie- Clearwater 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.