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A visit to the Gausdale Lutheran Church 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 Gausdale Lutheran Church Cemetery ...

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

46.2019, -95.3336

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

The Gausdale Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County<2>.

The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<3> to the west of the Gausdale Lutheran Church Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Gausdale Lutheran Church Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Gausdale Lutheran Church Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Parkers Prairie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Williams Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Williams Cemetery
  • Swedish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Swedish Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
  • Trefoldighed Menighed Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Folden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Folden Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folden Cemetery
  • North Effington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Paul's Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Wrightstown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wrightstown Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown Cemetery
  • Inman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Inman Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • St. James Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
    • Esther Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Esther Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • United Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The United Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Henning Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Henning Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning Cemetery
    • Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mission Covenant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Miltona.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82854 <5>
    • Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Miltona.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2597729 <5>
    • Scribbner Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Scribbner Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribbner Cemetery
    • Bonar Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Bonar Cemetery is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonar Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gausdale Lutheran Church Cemetery.

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

  • Parkers Prairie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Henning
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Urbank
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Urbank is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbank
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Vining
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Miltona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Rose City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rose City is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
  • Nirvana
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
  • Bertha
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Deer Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Millerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Millerville is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Eagle Bend
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Hewitt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hewitt is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Carlos
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Belle River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Belle River is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
    • Leaf City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
    • Clitherall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Clotho
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Clotho is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
    • Ottertail
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Garfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Clarissa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Wadena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Wadena is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadena <6>
    • Bluffton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Battle Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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 Gausdale Lutheran Church 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 Gausdale Lutheran Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Battle Lake
  • Brandon
    • Brandon lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Gausdale Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brandon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Clarissa
    • Clarissa lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Gausdale Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clarissa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarissa
  • Deer Creek
  • Eagle Bend
  • Henning
    • Henning lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Gausdale Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henning.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
  • Hewitt
    • Hewitt lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Gausdale Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hewitt.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
  • Parkers Prairie
  • Verndale

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Gausdale Lutheran Church 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 Gausdale Lutheran Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2072696  (Gausdale Lutheran Church Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2072696 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: 448 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Parkers Prairie
      • Location given for Gausdale Lutheran Church Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.2019444     Lon: -95.3336111
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gausdale Lutheran Church 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.