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A visit to the Fairy 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 Fairy Lake Cemetery ...

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

46.6944, -95.7528

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

The Fairy Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County<2>.

The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Fairy Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fairy Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Fairy Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Schrams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Schrams Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schrams Cemetery
  • Vergas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Vergas Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergas Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Sybil Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Sybil Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybil Lake Cemetery
  • St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flatau Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Flatau Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatau Cemetery
  • Chilton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Chilton Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  • Free Thought Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Free Thought Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Thought Cemetery
  • Weimann Community Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gorman Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Gorman Twp. Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman Twp. Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Memorial Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
    • Lake Eunice Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Lake Eunice Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Eunice Cemetery
    • Bauck Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bauck Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauck Cemetery
    • Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Holy Rosary Catholic Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Augustana Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Fairy Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Vergas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Frazee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bucks Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bucks Mill is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
  • Dent
    (9 miles [14.5 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 <5>
  • Detroit Lakes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Perham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <5>
  • Rochert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Richville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Audubon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cormorant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Cormorant is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormorant
  • Pelican Rapids
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Maine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Maine is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
    • Amor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Amor is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
    • Richwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Richwood is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Edwards
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Edwards is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Ottertail
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolf Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Lake Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Erhard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Callaway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • New York Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Davies
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies

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 Fairy Lake 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 Fairy Lake Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Fairy Lake 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 Fairy Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2072684  (Fairy Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2072684 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: 427 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Vergas
      • Location given for Fairy Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.6944444     Lon: -95.7527778
      • 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairy 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.