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A visit to the Cross 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 Cross Lake Cemetery ...

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

47.6219, -95.6384

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

The Cross Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Crookston. Crookston lies 46 miles [74 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Cross Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Cross Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Cross Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Queen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Queen Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Cemetery
  • Froen Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cross Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cross Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lake Cemetery
  • St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Bagley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219456 <5>
  • Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Bagley.
    • The Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Peter Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209251 <5>
  • Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Queen Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Queen Twp. Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Twp. Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Poplar River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Poplar River Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar River Cemetery
  • Kingo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Kingo Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingo Cemetery
  • Landstad Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Landstad Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landstad Cemetery
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Poplar Lake Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Poplar Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Lake Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • Oak Park Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Mamre Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mamre Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamre Cemetery
    • Concordia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
    • Asphult Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Asphult Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asphult Cemetery
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • St. Paul's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
    • Freedom Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Freedom Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom 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 Cross Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Fosston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lengby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lengby is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lengby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Gonvick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gully
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Gully is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Trail
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Trail is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Clearbrook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McIntosh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bagley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bagley is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagley <6>
  • Winger
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Rice Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Rice Lake is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
  • Leonard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Oklee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Erskine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Shevlin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bejou
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Roy Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Roy Lake is located in Mahnomen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Lake
    • Minerva
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Minerva is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
    • Brooks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 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 Cross Lake 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 Cross Lake Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bagley
    • Bagley lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Cross Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bagley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
  • Clearbrook
  • Erskine
  • Fosston
  • Gonvick
  • Gully
    • Gully lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Cross Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gully.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
  • Mahnomen
  • McIntosh
  • Mentor
    • Mentor lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Cross Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mentor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
  • Oklee
    • Oklee lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Cross Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oklee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklee
  • Shevlin
  • Solway
    • Solway lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Cross Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Solway.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solway
  • Winger
    • Winger lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Cross Lake 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 Cross Lake 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 Cross Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #642489  (Cross Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #642489 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: 408 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fosston East
      • Location given for Cross Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.6219025     Lon: -95.6383543
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cross 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.