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A visit to the North Wild Rice 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 North Wild Rice Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the North Wild Rice Cemetery:

47.3258, -96.2976

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

The North Wild Rice Cemetery is located in Norman County<2>.

The county seat for Norman County is located in Ada. Ada lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of the North Wild Rice Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the North Wild Rice Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the North Wild Rice Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Gary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Gary Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Cemetery
  • West Wild Rice Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Zion Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Zion Memorial Gardens is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Memorial Gardens
  • Hlubek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Hlubek Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hlubek Cemetery
  • Luchau Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Luchau Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luchau Cemetery
  • Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Wild Rice Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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 south)
    • 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 south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Petri Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Petri Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petri Cemetery
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
    • Ness Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ness Lutheran Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ness Lutheran Cemetery
    • Skandinavia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Skandinavia Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skandinavia Cemetery
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Ada Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Ada Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada Cemetery
    • Syre Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Syre Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syre Cemetery
    • East Wild Rice Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sundal Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the North Wild Rice Cemetery.

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

  • Gary
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 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
  • Faith
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Faith is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
  • Flaming
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Flaming is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
  • Ada
    (10 miles [16.1 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>
  • Flom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Borup
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Borup is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Rindal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rindal is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
  • Fertile
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mahnomen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Ulen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Bejou
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Beltrami
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Beltrami is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Felton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Waubun
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Melvin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Melvin is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
    • Winger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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 North Wild Rice 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 North Wild Rice Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ada
    • Ada lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West (W) of the North Wild Rice Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Erskine
    • Erskine lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the North Wild Rice Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erskine.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erskine
  • Fertile
  • Halstad
  • Hendrum
  • Hitterdal
  • Mahnomen
  • Mentor
    • Mentor lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the North Wild Rice Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mentor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
  • Ogema
    • Ogema lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the North Wild Rice Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogema.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
  • Twin Valley
  • Ulen
    • Ulen lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South (S) of the North Wild Rice Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ulen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
  • Waubun
    • Waubun lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the North Wild Rice Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waubun.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubun
  • White Earth
  • Winger
    • Winger lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the North Wild Rice 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 professional and volunteer 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 North Wild Rice 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 North Wild Rice Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #648712  (North Wild Rice Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #648712 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: 318 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Twin Valley
      • Location given for North Wild Rice Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.3257971     Lon: -96.2975592
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Wild Rice 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.