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A visit to the Gilfillan 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 Gilfillan Church Cemetery ...

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

47.1342, -94.1369

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

The Gilfillan Church Cemetery is located in Itasca County<2>.

The county seat for Itasca County is located in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Gilfillan Church Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Gilfillan Church Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Gilfillan Church Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Island Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Island Zion Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Zion Cemetery
  • Arlington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Arlington Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
  • St. Edwards Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The St. Edwards Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Edwards Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • White Cloud Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The White Cloud Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Longville.
    • The Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Salem Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2427961 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Remer.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961404 <5>
  • Rabbits Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rabbits Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbits Cemetery
  • Hope Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hope Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
  • Mary Donald Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mary Donald Cemetery is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Donald Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Medicine Rite Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • St. Agnes Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
    • Wabedo Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Wabedo Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabedo Cemetery
    • Paulley Children Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Tibbets Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tibbets Cemetery is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbets Cemetery
    • Pagan Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • The Pagan Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagan Cemetery
    • Lindenwood - Independent Apostolic Lutheran Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ponto Lake Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ponto Lake Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponto Lake Cemetery
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
      • The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lakeview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82693 <5>
    • Richard R Shadley Memorial Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Olivet Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Olivet Cemetery is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Gilfillan Church Cemetery.

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

  • Boy River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Boy River is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Federal Dam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Longville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Remer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • North Central Cass
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • North Central Cass is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Central Cass
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Whipholt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Whipholt is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipholt
  • Bena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Wabedo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wabedo is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabedo
  • Ryan Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ryan Village is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Village
  • Ah-gwah-ching
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ah-gwah-ching is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ah-gwah-ching
  • Zemple
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Zemple is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemple
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Walker
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Deer River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hackensack
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Outing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Cohasset
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Fifty Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)

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 Gilfillan Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Itasca County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Backus
    • Backus lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Gilfillan Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Backus.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backus
  • Cass Lake
  • Deer River
  • Hackensack
  • Hill City
  • Remer
    • Remer lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Gilfillan Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Remer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remer
  • Walker

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Gilfillan Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Itasca 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 Gilfillan Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2095280  (Gilfillan Church Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2095280 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: Itasca
      • Est. Elev: 396 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Federal Dam
      • Location given for Gilfillan Church Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.1341667     Lon: -94.1369444
      • 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 Itasca, 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- Gilfillan 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.
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