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A visit to the Dretsch Family Memorial 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 Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery:

46.7903, -95.6486

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

The Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery is located in Becker County<2>.

The county seat for Becker County is located in Detroit Lakes. Detroit Lakes lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
  • Chilton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Chilton Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
  • Senjen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Senjen Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senjen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Senjen Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Detroit Lakes.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149244 <5>
  • St. Paul's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
  • Church of the Wildwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gorman Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Gorman Twp. Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman Twp. Cemetery
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
  • Fairy Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fairy Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairy Lake Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Holy Rosary Catholic Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Schrams Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Schrams Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schrams Cemetery
    • Pickett Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • Vergas Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Vergas Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergas Cemetery
    • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Egelund Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bakke Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Flatau Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Flatau Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatau Cemetery
    • Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Memorial Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
    • Bauck Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Bauck Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauck Cemetery
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery.

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

  • Frazee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rochert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Detroit Lakes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Vergas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bucks Mill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bucks Mill is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
  • Perham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <6>
  • Wolf Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Richwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Richwood is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Dent
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Dent is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <6>
  • Audubon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ponsford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pine Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Point is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
    • Callaway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Richville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cormorant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Cormorant is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormorant
    • Davies
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
    • Osage
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • New York Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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 Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Becker County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Audubon
    • Audubon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Audubon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
  • Callaway
  • Detroit Lakes
  • Frazee
    • Frazee lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Frazee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee
  • Lake Park
  • New York Mills
  • Ogema
    • Ogema lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogema.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
  • Osage
    • Osage lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osage.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
  • Pelican Rapids
  • Perham
    • Perham lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
  • Ponsford
  • Vergas
    • Vergas lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vergas.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergas
  • White Earth

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 Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Becker 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 Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2108237  (Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2108237 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: Becker
      • Est. Elev: 446 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rochert
      • Location given for Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.7902778     Lon: -95.6486111
      • 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 Becker, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dretsch Family Memorial 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.