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A visit to the Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof 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 Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery ...

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

46.3775, -96.1289

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

The Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County<2>.

The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies just to the south southeast of the Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery.<4>

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

  • South Friborg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The South Friborg Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Friborg Cemetery
  • Zion Elizabeth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Zion Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Elizabeth Cemetery
  • Friborg Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hedermarken Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • First Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The First Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Cemetery
  • First United Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The First United Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First United Cemetery
  • Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Old Friborg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Friborg Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Friborg Cemetery
  • Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • State Hospital for the Insane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rothsay Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Rothsay Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothsay Cemetery
  • St. Otto's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Otto's Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Otto's Cemetery
    • The St. Otto's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Our Lady of Victory Cemetery
    • St. Otto's Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #381723 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Trinity Faith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kongsberg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Kongsberg Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kongsberg Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Vang Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Vang Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vang Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • Tonseth Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bagstevold Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Bagstevold Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagstevold Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery.

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

  • Elizabeth
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fergus Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Erhard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Edwards
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Edwards is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Rothsay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxhome
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Underwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pelican Rapids
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Western
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Western is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
  • Maine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Maine is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
  • Lawndale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lawndale is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
  • Dalton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Amor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Amor is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
    • Battle Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Doran
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Doran is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Dent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>

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 Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Otter Tail County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ashby
    • Ashby lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ashby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
  • Barnesville
  • Battle Lake
  • Breckenridge
  • Campbell
    • Campbell lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Campbell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Dalton
    • Dalton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dalton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Fergus Falls
  • Foxhome
    • Foxhome lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foxhome.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
  • Pelican Rapids
  • Underwood
    • Underwood lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Underwood.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
  • Vergas
    • Vergas lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vergas.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergas
  • Wahpeton
    • Wahpeton lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wahpeton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
  • Wendell
    • Wendell lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wendell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell

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 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 Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Otter Tail 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 Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2072731  (Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2072731 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: Otter Tail
      • Est. Elev: 387 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Elizabeth
      • Location given for Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.3775     Lon: -96.1288889
      • 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 Otter Tail, 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- Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof 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.