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A visit to the Fish 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 Fish Lake Cemetery ...

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

46.0611, -94.3917

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

The Fish Lake Cemetery is located in Morrison County<2>.

The county seat for Morrison County is located in Little Falls. Little Falls lies just to the south southeast of the Fish Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fish Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Fish Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Darling Mission Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Holy Family Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Green Prairie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Green Prairie Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Prairie Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Randall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Randall Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
    • The Randall Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Randall Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83118 <5>
  • Parker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
  • Franciscan Sisters Convent Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Little Falls.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82967 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rosenlund Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rosenlund Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenlund Cemetery
    • Twin Lakes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Twin Lakes Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish National Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • St. Adalberts Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. Adalberts Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Adalberts Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Adalberts Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Little Falls.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83228 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Little Falls.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83417 <5>
    • Parker - Bethany Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Freedhem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Freedhem Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedhem Cemetery
    • Ft. Ripley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Ft. Ripley Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Ripley Cemetery
    • Camp Ripley Mounds
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Camp Ripley Mounds is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ripley Mounds

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 Fish Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Belle Prairie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Belle Prairie is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
  • Randall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Little Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fort Ripley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Flensburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Flensburg is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flensburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Sobieski
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sobieski is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
  • Cushing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Genola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Genola is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Swanville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pierz
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Pierz is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierz <6>
  • Lastrup
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Pillsbury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pillsbury is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
    • Elmdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Elmdale is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Bowlus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Royalton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Harding
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Harding is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Pillager
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • North Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • North Prairie is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
    • Buckman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Buckman is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Burtrum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Upsala
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Baxter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <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 Fish Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morrison County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bowlus
  • Little Falls
  • Pierz
    • Pierz lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Fish Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pierz.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierz
  • Pillager
  • Randall
  • Royalton
  • Upsala
    • Upsala lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Fish Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Upsala.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsala

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Fish Lake Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Morrison 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 Fish Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2068631  (Fish Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2068631 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: Morrison
      • Est. Elev: 349 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Randall East
      • Location given for Fish Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.0611111     Lon: -94.3916667
      • 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 Morrison, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fish 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>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.