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A visit to the Lake Charley 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 Charley Cemetery ...

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

45.9444, -95.4120

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

The Lake Charley Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Alexandria. Alexandria lies just to the south southeast of the Lake Charley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lake Charley 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 Lake Charley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lake Ida Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Lake Ida Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ida Cemetery
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Kinkead Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Kinkead Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkead Cemetery
    • The Kinkead Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kinkaid Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82630 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Geneva Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Geneva Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Cemetery
  • Carlos Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Carlos Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos Cemetery
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • East Moe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The East Moe Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moe Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • White Garden Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The White Garden Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Garden Cemetery
    • Chippewa Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Chippewa Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Cemetery
    • Nelson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
    • Fahlun Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Fahlun Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fahlun Cemetery
    • Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Miltona.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2597729 <5>
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Miltona.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82854 <5>
    • Brandon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Brandon Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
    • Moe Heights Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Moe Heights Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe Heights Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Lake Mary Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Lake Mary Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mary Cemetery
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hudson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lake Charley Cemetery.

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

  • Garfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Alexandria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Carlos
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Nelson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelson is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Miltona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Holmes City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Holmes City is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
  • Belle River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Belle River is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
  • Brandon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Forada
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Millerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Millerville is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Urbank
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Urbank is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbank
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Osakis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Evansville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Rose City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rose City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
    • Parkers Prairie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Farwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Farwell is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Kensington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Villard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Melby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Melby is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
    • West Union
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • West Union is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Clotho
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Clotho is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho

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 Charley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Lake Charley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Douglas 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 Charley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #646337  (Lake Charley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #646337 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: Douglas
      • Est. Elev: 425 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Alexandria West
      • Location given for Lake Charley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.9444062     Lon: -95.4119838
      • 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 Douglas, 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- Lake Charley 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.
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