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A visit to the Nelson 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 Nelson Cemetery ...

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

45.8036, -96.5773

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

The Nelson Cemetery is located in Traverse County<2>.

The county seat for Traverse County is located in Wheaton. Wheaton lies just to the east of the Nelson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Nelson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Nelson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
  • Bethania Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Monson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Monson Cemetery is located in Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Siloah Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Siloah Lutheran Cemetery is located in Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloah Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Siloah Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Siloah Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Sharon Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
    • St. Nicholaus Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Nicholaus Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholaus Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • St. Patrick Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
    • Fairmount Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairmount Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Fairmount (ND).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101915 <5>
    • Old Brandvold Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old Brandvold Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brandvold Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Eden Reformed Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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 Nelson Cemetery.

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

  • Wheaton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • White Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • White Rock is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
  • Rosholt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosholt is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosholt <6>
  • Dumont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dumont is located in Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Collis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Collis is located in Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
  • Barry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Barry is located in Big Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • New Effington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Graceville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Charlesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Charlesville is located in Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
  • Tenney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Tenney is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
    • Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
  • Fairmount
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Browns Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Beardsley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Norcross
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Norcross is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Tintah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Tintah is located in Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Childs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Childs is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
    • Oswald
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Oswald is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
    • Johnson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnson is located in Big Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Herman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Herman is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
    • Nashua
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Nashua is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Campbell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Campbell is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 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 Nelson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Traverse County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Nelson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Traverse 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 Nelson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #648451  (Nelson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #648451 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: Traverse
      • Est. Elev: 304 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wheaton West
      • Location given for Nelson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.8035716     Lon: -96.5772909
      • 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 Traverse, 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- Nelson 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.