A visit to the Ellerson - Mortenson 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 Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery:
45.4472, -95.5153
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery is located in Pope County<2>.
The county seat for Pope County is located in Glenwood. Glenwood lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The East Zion Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Zion Cemetery
- Lake Hazel Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swift Falls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Swift Falls Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls Cemetery
- Erickson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Erickson Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erickson Cemetery
- St. Pauli Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauli Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauli Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- West Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The West Zion Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Zion Cemetery
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sather Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scandia Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Ben Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Lake Ben Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ben Cemetery
- St. Malachy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Malachy Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Malachy Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Benson City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Benson City Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson City Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hitman Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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 Emily Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Lake Emily Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily Cemetery
- Our Redeemer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Our Redeemer Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Redeemer Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Chippewa Falls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barsness Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Swift Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Swift Falls is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls
- Clontarf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Starbuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Prairie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Prairie is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
- De Graff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- De Graff is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Hancock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sunburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Sedan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sedan is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Glenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Long Beach is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Cyrus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Danvers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danvers is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Murdock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Murdock is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Lowry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kerkhoven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brooten
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brooten is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Grove Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Lake is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
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 Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pope County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belgrade
- Benson
- Benson lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Brooten
- Cyrus
- Cyrus lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cyrus.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
- Glenwood
- Hancock
- Hancock lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hancock.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Kerkhoven
- Morris
- Morris lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Morris.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Murdock
- Murdock lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Murdock.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Starbuck
- Villard
- Villard lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery.
- 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 first visit 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 Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery:
- 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 Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #643280 (Ellerson-Mortenson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #643280 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: 394 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Hassel
- Location given for Ellerson-Mortenson Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.4471831 Lon: -95.5153137
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ellerson - Mortenson 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. |