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A visit to the Emmanuel Lutheran 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 Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery ...

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

46.9039, -95.4867

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

The Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Becker County<2>.

The county seat for Becker County is located in Detroit Lakes. Detroit Lakes lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Snellman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Snellman Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snellman Cemetery
  • Church of the Wildwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
  • Pickerel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pickerel Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerel Cemetery
  • Palm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Palm Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Cemetery
  • Breck Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Theodores Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Theodores Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Theodores Cemetery
  • Senjen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Breck Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Medicine Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Linnel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Linnel Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnel Cemetery
    • St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
    • St. Paul's Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
    • Pickett Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Wolf Lake Community Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Osage Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Osage Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery.

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

  • Ponsford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Point is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
  • Rochert
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Wolf Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Evergreen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Osage
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Frazee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Two Inlets
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Two Inlets is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Inlets
  • Richwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Richwood is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Detroit Lakes
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Elbow Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Elbow Lake is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
  • Park Rapids
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Long Lost Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Long Lost Lake is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lost Lake
      • Estimated population in 2015: 44 people
    • Callaway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Perham
      (21 miles [33.8 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>
    • Menahga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • White Earth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Vergas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Davies
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
    • Bucks Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Bucks Mill is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
    • Audubon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Ogema
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Ogema is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Naytahwaush
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Dorset
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Dorset is located in Hubbard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset

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 Emmanuel Lutheran 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 Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Audubon
  • Callaway
  • Detroit Lakes
  • Frazee
    • Frazee lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Frazee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee
  • Menahga
    • Menahga lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Menahga.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menahga
  • Ogema
    • Ogema lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogema.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
  • Osage
    • Osage lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osage.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
  • Park Rapids
  • Perham
    • Perham lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
  • Ponsford
  • Sebeka
    • Sebeka lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sebeka.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebeka
  • Vergas
    • Vergas lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Emmanuel Lutheran 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 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 Emmanuel Lutheran 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 Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2108238  (Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2108238 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: 475 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ponsford
      • Location given for Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.9038889     Lon: -95.4866667
      • 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- Emmanuel Lutheran 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.