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A visit to the Froen Lutheran 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 Froen Lutheran Cemetery ...

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

47.6297, -95.6842

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

The Froen Lutheran Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Crookston. Crookston lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Froen Lutheran Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Froen Lutheran Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Froen Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cross Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Cross Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lake Cemetery
  • Queen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Queen Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Poplar River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Poplar River Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar River Cemetery
  • Kingo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Kingo Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingo Cemetery
  • Landstad Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Landstad Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landstad Cemetery
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
  • Cross Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cross Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lake Cemetery
  • Mamre Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mamre Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamre Cemetery
  • Asphult Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Asphult Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asphult Cemetery
  • Poplar Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Poplar Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Lake Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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    • Queen Twp. Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Queen Twp. Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Twp. Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Bagley.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219456 <5>
    • Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Bagley.
      • The Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Peter Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209251 <5>
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • Oak Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Cemetery
    • Vernes Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Olivet Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Olivet Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
    • Landsverk Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Landsverk Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsverk Cemetery
    • Hansville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hansville Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansville Cemetery
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • St. Paul's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
    • Freedom Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Freedom Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Fosston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lengby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lengby is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lengby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Gully
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Gully is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • McIntosh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Gonvick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Trail
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Trail is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Clearbrook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Winger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bagley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bagley is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagley <6>
  • Erskine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Oklee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bejou
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rice Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Rice Lake is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
    • Leonard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Brooks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Shevlin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Roy Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Roy Lake is located in Mahnomen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Lake
    • Mentor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Rindal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rindal is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
    • Minerva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Minerva is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva

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 Froen Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bagley
    • Bagley lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Froen Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bagley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
  • Clearbrook
  • Erskine
  • Fosston
  • Gonvick
  • Gully
    • Gully lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Froen Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gully.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
  • Mahnomen
  • McIntosh
  • Mentor
    • Mentor lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Froen Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mentor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
  • Oklee
    • Oklee lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Froen Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oklee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklee
  • Plummer
  • Shevlin
    • Shevlin lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Froen Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Shevlin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shevlin
  • Solway
    • Solway lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Froen Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Solway.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solway
  • Winger
    • Winger lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Froen Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Winger.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winger

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 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 Froen Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Polk 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 Froen Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2081333  (Froen Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2081333 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: Polk
      • Est. Elev: 400 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Olga
      • Location given for Froen Lutheran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.6297222     Lon: -95.6841667
      • 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 Polk, 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- Froen Lutheran 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.