A visit to the Lake Ben 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 Lake Ben Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lake Ben Cemetery:
45.5469, -95.3964
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lake Ben Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lake Ben Cemetery is located in Pope County<2>.
The county seat for Pope County is located in Glenwood. Glenwood lies just to the north of the Lake Ben Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lake Ben Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Lake Ben Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lake Ben Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barsness Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chippewa Falls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chief White Bear Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fron Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fron Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fron Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Starbuck.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82362 <5>
- Scandia Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Glenwood City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Glenwood City Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City Cemetery
- The Glenwood City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2538189 <5>
- East Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The East Zion Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Zion Cemetery
- Sather Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Sedan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82565 <5>
- Early Indherred Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indherred Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Minnewaska Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Minnewaska Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewaska Cemetery
- Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hitman Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Lake Johanna Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Lake Amelia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Ann Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Lake Ann Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Swift Falls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Swift Falls Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Lake Ben Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lake Ben Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sedan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sedan is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Glenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Long Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Long Beach is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Starbuck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swift Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Swift Falls is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls
- Lowry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grove Lake is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
- New Prairie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Prairie is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
- Brooten
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brooten is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Villard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Westport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westport is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Forada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clontarf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farwell is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Cyrus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Benson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- De Graff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- De Graff is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Holmes City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Holmes City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
- Belgrade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Belgrade is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
- Elrosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kensington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Lake Ben Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pope County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lake Ben Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Belgrade
- Benson
- Brooten
- Cyrus
- Cyrus lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Lake Ben Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cyrus.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
- Glenwood
- Hancock
- Murdock
- Starbuck
- Villard
- Westport
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 helpful 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 Lake Ben Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Pope 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 Lake Ben Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #646330 (Lake Ben Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #646330 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: Pope
- Est. Elev: 388 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Minnewaska
- Location given for Lake Ben Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.5469062 Lon: -95.396423
- 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 Pope, 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 from Point A (ie- Lake Ben 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. |