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A visit to the Gran 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 Gran Cemetery ...

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

47.5433, -95.4853

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

The Gran Cemetery is located in Clearwater County<2>.

The county seat for Clearwater County is located in Bagley. Bagley lies just to the east southeast of the Gran Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Gran Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gran Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Our Saviour's Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Our Saviour's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviour's Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Our Saviour's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Our Saviour's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2362312 <5>
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
  • Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Freedom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Freedom Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
  • Holiness Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Holiness Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiness Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Bagley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Bagley Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley Cemetery
  • Cross Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cross Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lake Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Oak Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Cemetery
    • St. Paul's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • Cross Lake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cross Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lake Cemetery
    • Poplar Lake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Poplar Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Lake Cemetery
    • Nora Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Nora Twp. Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Twp. Cemetery
      • The Nora Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Nora Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82896 <5>
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Queen Twp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Queen Twp. Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Twp. Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Bend Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pine Bend Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bend 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 Gran Cemetery.

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

  • Bagley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Lengby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lengby is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lengby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Rice Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rice Lake is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
  • Shevlin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Clearbrook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Minerva
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Minerva is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Leonard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fosston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Gonvick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Roy Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Roy Lake is located in Mahnomen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Lake
  • Gully
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gully is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Solway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Pinewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Pinewood is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
    • Trail
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Trail is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • McIntosh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Naytahwaush
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Debs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Debs is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debs

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 Gran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clearwater County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Gran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Clearwater 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 Gran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #644321  (Gran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #644321 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: Clearwater
      • Est. Elev: 457 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bagley
      • Location given for Gran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.5432903     Lon: -95.4852953
      • 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 Clearwater, 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- Gran 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.