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A visit to the Little Norway 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 Little Norway Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Little Norway Cemetery:

47.5542, -96.2394

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

The Little Norway Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Crookston. Crookston lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Little Norway Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Little Norway Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Little Norway Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
  • International Order of Good Templars Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Maple Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Maple Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lake Cemetery
  • Maple Bay Free Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Our Saviors Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Cemetery
  • Varnes Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Old Sundal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Old Sundal Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sundal Cemetery
  • Sundal Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Zion Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Faaberg Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Lake Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Union Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Lake Cemetery
    • Maple Bay Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Maple Bay Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bay Cemetery
    • Lima Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Scott - Widrig Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Norman Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
    • Rodnes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rodnes Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodnes Cemetery
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • First English Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hitterdal Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Hitterdal Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal Cemetery

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 Little Norway Cemetery.

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

  • Fertile
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Flaming
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Flaming is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
  • Rindal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rindal is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
  • Melvin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Melvin is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
  • Mentor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dugdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dugdale is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
  • Winger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Gary
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Erskine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Beltrami
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Beltrami is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Bejou
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • McIntosh
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Gentilly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Gentilly is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
    • Faith
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Faith is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
    • Twin Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Twin Valley is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
    • Mahnomen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ada
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ada is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <6>
    • Brooks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Fosston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Crookston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Lake Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

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 Little Norway 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 Little Norway Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ada
    • Ada lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Little Norway Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Climax
  • Crookston
  • Erskine
  • Fertile
  • Fosston
  • Mahnomen
  • McIntosh
  • Mentor
    • Mentor lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Little Norway Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mentor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
  • Oklee
    • Oklee lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Little Norway Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oklee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklee
  • Plummer
    • Plummer lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Little Norway Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Plummer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
  • Twin Valley
  • Winger

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Little Norway Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Polk 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 Little Norway Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2081317  (Little Norway Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2081317 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: Polk
      • Est. Elev: 357 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Halverson Lake
      • Location given for Little Norway Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.5541667     Lon: -96.2394444
      • 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 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 '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- Little Norway 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.