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A visit to the Native American Burial Grounds ...

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 Native American Burial Grounds ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Native American Burial Grounds:

45.9167, -95.9000

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

The Native American Burial Grounds is located in Grant County<2>.

The county seat for Grant County is located in Elbow Lake. Elbow Lake lies just to the north northwest of the Native American Burial Grounds .

Open a Google Map centered on the Native American Burial Grounds.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Native American Burial Grounds.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Native American Burial Grounds, with the nearest first.

  • Barrett Covenant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fridhem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fridhem Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridhem Cemetery
  • Lund Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Lund Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund Cemetery
  • Bethania Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
  • Old Lincoln Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Old Lincoln Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lincoln Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Zionsborg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Zionsborg Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsborg Cemetery
  • Ness Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ness Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ness Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ness Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Elbow Lake.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82885 <5>
  • St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Elbow Lake.
    • The St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Loretto Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163077 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Land Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Land Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Erdahi Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Erdahi Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahi Cemetery
    • Christ Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Christ Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Cemetery
    • West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Roseville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Roseville Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Cemetery
    • Brennin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Brennin Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brennin Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Frykesende Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Frykesende Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frykesende Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Native American Burial Grounds.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Native American Burial Grounds, with the nearest first:

  • Barrett
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Barrett is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
  • Thorsborg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Thorsborg is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
  • Erdahl
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Erdahl is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
  • Elbow Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoffman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Evansville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Melby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Melby is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
  • Ashby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wendell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Herman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Herman is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
  • Kensington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Norcross
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Norcross is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Brandon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Donnelly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Donnelly is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Farwell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Farwell is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Dalton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Charlesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Charlesville is located in Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
    • Holmes City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Holmes City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
    • Garfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Millerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Millerville is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people

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 Native American Burial Grounds. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grant County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Native American Burial Grounds.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ashby
    • Ashby lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Native American Burial Grounds.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ashby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
  • Barrett
    • Barrett lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Native American Burial Grounds.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Barrett.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
  • Brandon
    • Brandon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Native American Burial Grounds.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brandon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Cyrus
    • Cyrus lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Native American Burial Grounds.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cyrus.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
  • Dalton
    • Dalton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Native American Burial Grounds.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dalton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Elbow Lake
  • Evansville
  • Herman
    • Herman lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Native American Burial Grounds.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Herman.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
  • Hoffman
    • Hoffman lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Native American Burial Grounds.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hoffman.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
  • Morris
    • Morris lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Native American Burial Grounds.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Morris.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
  • Tintah
    • Tintah lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Native American Burial Grounds.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tintah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
  • Wendell
    • Wendell lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Native American Burial Grounds.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wendell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell

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 Native American Burial Grounds:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Grant 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 Native American Burial Grounds:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2068484  (Native American Burial Grounds)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2068484 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: Grant
      • Est. Elev: 378 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Elbow Lake
      • Location given for Native American Burial Grounds:
      • Lat: 45.9166667     Lon: -95.9
      • 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 Grant, 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- Native American Burial Grounds) 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.