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A visit to the Norman County Poor Farm 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 Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery:

47.2806, -96.3847

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

The Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Norman County<2>.

The county seat for Norman County is located in Ada. Ada lies just to the west northwest of the Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery.

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 Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Skandinavia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Skandinavia Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skandinavia Cemetery
  • West Wild Rice Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
  • Ada Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Ada Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • St. Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The St. Williams Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Williams Cemetery
  • Twin Valley City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Zion Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Zion Memorial Gardens is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Memorial Gardens
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • North Wild Rice Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gary Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Cemetery
  • Luchau Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Luchau Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luchau Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Winchester Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Winchester Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
    • Jevnaker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Jevnaker Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jevnaker Cemetery
    • United Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Syre Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Syre Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syre Cemetery
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • Petri Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Petri Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petri Cemetery
    • German Methodist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Jevnaker Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Old Jevnaker Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jevnaker Cemetery
    • Hlubek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Hlubek Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hlubek 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 Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Twin Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Twin Valley is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
  • Ada
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • 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 <5>
  • Borup
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Borup is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Gary
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Faith
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Faith is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
  • Flaming
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Flaming is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
  • Flom
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Felton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ulen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fertile
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Beltrami
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Beltrami is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Mahnomen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Rindal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Rindal is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
    • Perley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Perley is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Hendrum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Hendrum is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • Hitterdal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Hitterdal is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Waubun
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Halstad
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bejou
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Melvin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Melvin is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
    • Georgetown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Georgetown is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Shelly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Shelly is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • Ogema
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ogema is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 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 Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Norman County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ada
    • Ada lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Fertile
    • Fertile lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fertile.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertile
  • Halstad
    • Halstad lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Halstad.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstad
  • Hendrum
  • Hitterdal
  • Mahnomen
  • Ogema
    • Ogema lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogema.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
  • Twin Valley
  • Ulen
    • Ulen lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ulen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
  • Waubun
    • Waubun lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waubun.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubun
  • Winger
    • Winger lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Winger.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winger

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 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 Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Norman 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 Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2082795  (Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2082795 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: Norman
      • Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Twin Valley SW
      • Location given for Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.2805556     Lon: -96.3847222
      • 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 Norman, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Norman County Poor Farm 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.