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A visit to the Hay Creek Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Hay Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hay Creek Cemetery (FG ID #82473).

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 Hay Creek Cemetery ...

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

46.6152, -95.1915

The Hay Creek Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County<2>.

The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Hay Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hay Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Hay Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bethania Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Grace Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Grace Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
  • Sebeka Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sebeka Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebeka Cemetery
  • Paddock - Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenhill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill Cemetery
  • Red Eye Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Red Eye Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Eye Cemetery
  • Red Eye Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Red Eye Valley Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Eye Valley Cemetery
  • Nazareth Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Peter's Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Mantyla Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mantyla Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantyla Cemetery
  • Nazareth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Topelius Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Topelius Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topelius Cemetery
    • St. John's Catholic Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Leaf River Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Leaf River Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf River Cemetery
    • St. Huberts Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Huberts Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Huberts Cemetery
    • North Germany Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The North Germany Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germany Cemetery
    • Finnish Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish 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 Hay Creek Cemetery.

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

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 Hay Creek 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 Hay Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Hay Creek 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 Hay Creek Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #82473

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #644772  (Hay Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #644772 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: 433 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sebeka SW
      • Location given for Hay Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.615238     Lon: -95.1908615
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hay Creek 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.