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A visit to the Kongsvinger Cemetery ...

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 Kongsvinger Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   48.1064°   (48° 6' 23")

Lon:   -97.0625°   (-97° 3' 45")

The Kongsvinger Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Crookston. Crookston lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Kongsvinger Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Kongsvinger Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Swedish Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swedish Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Nyskoga Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nyskoga Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nyskoga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nyskoga Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Mesopotamia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mesopotamia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mesopotamia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mesopotamia Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • St. Timothy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Timothy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Timothy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Timothy Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • 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 Polk County
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • South Bethany Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Bethany Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Swedish Evangelical Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Evangelical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swedish Evangelical Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tabor Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Presbyterian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Vega Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vega Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vega Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vega Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Vega Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vega Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vega Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vega Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Big Woods Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Woods Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Woods Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
    • Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Park is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
    • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Marshall County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Kongsvinger Cemetery.

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

  • Manvel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manvel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
    • Manvel is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <5>
  • Oslo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oslo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
    • Oslo is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <5>
  • Alvarado
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvarado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
    • Alvarado is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Kelly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kelly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Kelly is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
  • East Grand Forks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Grand Forks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Warren
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ardoch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardoch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoch
    • Ardoch is located in Walsh County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardoch <5>
  • Big Woods
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
    • Big Woods is located in Marshall County
  • Mekinock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Warsaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Warsaw is located in Walsh County (ND)
  • Mallory
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mallory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
    • Mallory is located in Polk County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Emerado
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerado
      • Emerado is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerado <5>
    • Johnstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
      • Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
    • Gilby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
      • Gilby is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilby <5>
    • Argyle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Minto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minto
      • Minto is located in Walsh County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minto <5>
    • Forest River
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Euclid
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
      • Euclid is located in Polk County
    • Thompson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <5>
    • Herriott
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herriott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriott
      • Herriott is located in Walsh County (ND)

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 Kongsvinger Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kongsvinger 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 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 Kongsvinger Cemetery:

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 Kongsvinger Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2081322  (Kongsvinger Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2081322 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: Oslo SE
    • County: Polk         Elev: 249
    • Location given for GNIS #2081322 (Kongsvinger Cemetery)

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.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 Polk, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Kongsvinger Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1064, Longitude: -97.0625       In this case, the coordinates for the Kongsvinger Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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