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A visit to the Hawley Cemetery ...


The location of the Hawley Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Hawley Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   46.8819°   (46° 52' 54")

Lon:   -96.3340°   (-96° 20' 2")

The Hawley Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Moorhead. Moorhead lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west of the Hawley Cemetery .

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 Hawley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Clay County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Hawley Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hawley Cemetery.

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

    • Hawley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
      • Hawley is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <4>
    • Muskoda
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muskoda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskoda
      • Muskoda is located in Clay County
    • Hitterdal
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitterdal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal
      • Hitterdal is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Lake Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
      • Lake Park is located in Becker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Park <4>
    • Glyndon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ulen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
      • Ulen is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulen <4>
    • Baker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Baker is located in Clay County
    • Felton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sabin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
      • Sabin is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Barnesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cormorant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormorant
      • Cormorant is located in Becker County
    • Audubon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Dilworth
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilworth
        • Dilworth is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,452 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dilworth <4>
      • Finkle
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finkle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkle
        • Finkle is located in Clay County
      • Moorhead
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
        • Moorhead is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,016 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorhead <4>
      • Kragnes
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragnes
        • Kragnes is located in Clay County
      • Callaway
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callaway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
        • Callaway is located in Becker County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callaway <4>
      • Flom
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakport
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakport
        • Oakport is located in Clay County

    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 Hawley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Hawley Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Silver Lake Pioneer Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Lake Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silver Lake Pioneer Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Lake Pioneer Cemetery
    • Hegland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hegland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hegland Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hegland Cemetery
    • Dale Covenant Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dale Covenant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dale Covenant Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Covenant Cemetery
    • Lysne Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lysne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lysne Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lysne Cemetery
    • Spring Prairie Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Prairie Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Prairie Cemetery
    • Solem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Solem Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solem Cemetery
    • Dale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dale Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Highland Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Grove Cemetery
    • West Salem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Salem Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Salem Cemetery
    • Houglum Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houglum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Houglum Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houglum Cemetery
    • Eskjo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eskjo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eskjo Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eskjo Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Swedish Lutheran Cemetery is located in Becker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
      • Keene Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Keene Cemetery is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keene Cemetery
      • Grong Lutheran Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grong Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grong Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grong Lutheran Cemetery
      • Old Yankee Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Yankee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Yankee Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Yankee Cemetery
      • Park Lutheran Church Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Park Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Lake Park Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lake Park Cemetery is located in Becker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Park Cemetery
      • Riverside Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Glyndon.
        • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Riverside Cemetery (located 70 miles to the north).
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83177 <6>
      • Elkton Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Elkton Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkton Cemetery
      • Gran Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gran Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gran Cemetery
      • Bethany Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Becker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery

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

    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 Hawley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #644745  (Hawley Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #644745 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hawley
      • County: Clay         Elev: 361
      • Location given for GNIS #644745 (Hawley Cemetery)

    The official website for Clay County: www.co.clay.mn.us/

    The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

    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 Clay, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hawley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8819, Longitude: -96.3340       In this case, the coordinates for the Hawley Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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