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A visit to the Finnish Cemetery ...


The location of the Finnish Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Finnish Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Finnish Cemetery

Lat:   47.9102°   (47° 54' 36")

Lon:   -95.9675°   (-95° 58' 3")

The Finnish Cemetery is located in Red Lake County<2>.

The county seat for Red Lake County is located in Red Lake Falls. Red Lake Falls lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of the Finnish Cemetery .

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 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 Finnish Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Red Lake County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Finnish Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

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

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Finnish Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Plummer
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plummer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
      • Plummer is located in Red Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Brooks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Oklee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oklee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklee
      • Oklee is located in Red Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oklee <4>
    • Saint Hilaire
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Hilaire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hilaire
      • Saint Hilaire is located in Pennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Red Lake Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lake Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake Falls
      • Red Lake Falls is located in Red Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lake Falls <4>
    • Trail
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
      • Trail is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Erie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Pennington County
    • Mentor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
      • Mentor is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentor <4>
    • Erskine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erskine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erskine
      • Erskine is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erskine <4>
    • Goodridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodridge
      • Goodridge is located in Pennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Thief River Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thief River Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thief River Falls
      • Thief River Falls is located in Pennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,688 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thief River Falls <4>
    • Gully
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gully have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
      • Gully is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Dugdale
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
        • Dugdale is located in Polk County
      • McIntosh
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
        • McIntosh is located in Polk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <4>
      • Dorothy
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorothy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
        • Dorothy is located in Red Lake County
      • Gentilly
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
        • Gentilly is located in Polk County

    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 Finnish Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Red Lake County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Finnish Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Clearbrook
    • Erskine
    • Fertile
    • Fosston
    • Gonvick
    • Goodridge
    • Gully
      • Gully lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Finnish Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gully.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
    • Holt
      • Holt lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Finnish Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holt.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • McIntosh
    • Mentor
      • Mentor lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Finnish Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mentor.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
    • Oklee
      • Oklee lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Finnish Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oklee.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklee
    • Plummer
    • Winger

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Finnish Cemetery.<5>

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

    • St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
    • Clearwater Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clearwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clearwater Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Clearwater Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clearwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clearwater Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Presbyterian Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
    • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Francis Xavier Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    • Clara Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clara Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clara Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clara Cemetery
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Cemetery
    • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Francis Xavier Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • West Valle Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Valle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The West Valle Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Valle Cemetery
      • Valley Lutheran Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Valley Lutheran Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Lutheran Cemetery
      • Oak Park Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Park Cemetery
      • Bethania Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethania Cemetery
      • St. Pauli Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Pauli Cemetery is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauli Cemetery
      • St. Hilaire Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Hilaire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Hilaire Cemetery is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Hilaire Cemetery
      • St. Josephs Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Saron Lutheran Church Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery

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

    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 Finnish Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #643639  (Finnish Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #643639 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Oklee NW
      • County: Red Lake         Elev: 346
      • Location given for GNIS #643639 (Finnish Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

    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 Red Lake, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Finnish Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9102, Longitude: -95.9675       In this case, the coordinates for the Finnish Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.




 

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