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A visit to the Flatau 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 Flatau Cemetery ...

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

46.6316, -95.6898

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

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

The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Flatau Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Flatau Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Flatau Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Memorial Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
  • Sybil Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Sybil Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybil Lake Cemetery
  • Bauck Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Bauck Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauck Cemetery
  • Fairy Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fairy Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairy Lake Cemetery
  • Vergas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Vergas Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergas Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Weimann Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • St. Henry Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The St. Henry Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Henry Cemetery
    • Gorman Twp. Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gorman Twp. Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman Twp. Cemetery
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Schrams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Schrams Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schrams Cemetery
    • St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Free Thought Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Free Thought Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Thought Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Perham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Perham Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Flatau Cemetery.

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

  • Dent
    (5 miles [8 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>
  • Perham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Vergas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Frazee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Richville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bucks Mill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bucks Mill is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
  • Detroit Lakes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Amor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Amor is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
  • Ottertail
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rochert
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Maine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Maine is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • New York Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Leaf City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
    • Davies
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
    • Pelican Rapids
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Edwards
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Edwards is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Cormorant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Cormorant is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormorant
    • 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
    • Erhard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Audubon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

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 Flatau 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 Flatau Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Flatau 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 Flatau Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #643731  (Flatau Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #643731 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: 437 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Frazee
      • Location given for Flatau Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.631626     Lon: -95.6897668
      • 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flatau 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.