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A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...

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

46.4027, -95.3431

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

The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County<2>.

The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Oak Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Salem Evangelical Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Leaf Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Leaf Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Lake Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
  • Norwegian Methodist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Inman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Inman Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Leaf Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Leaf Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Lake Cemetery
  • Henning Ttwp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Henning Ttwp. Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning Ttwp. Cemetery
  • Compton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Compton Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
  • Gustafva Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Gustafva Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustafva Cemetery
  • Topelius Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Topelius Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topelius Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Prairie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Prairie Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
    • Grace Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Grace Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
    • Henning Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Henning Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning Cemetery
    • Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • United Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The United Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
    • St. John's Catholic Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Greenwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Old Greenwood Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Greenwood Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Leaf Lake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Leaf Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Lake Cemetery
    • Nazareth Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth 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 Oak Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Deer Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Leaf City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
  • Bluffton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Henning
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New York Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Wadena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Wadena is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadena <5>
  • Ottertail
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Vining
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hewitt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hewitt is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Davies
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
  • Nirvana
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
  • Verndale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Richville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clitherall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bertha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkers Prairie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Perham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <5>
    • Battle Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Aldrich
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Aldrich is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Sebeka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Amor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Amor is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
    • Urbank
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Urbank is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbank
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Dent
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Dent is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <5>

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 Oak Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Otter Tail County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Otter Tail 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #648821  (Oak Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #648821 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: Otter Tail
      • Est. Elev: 428 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Deer Creek
      • Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.402739     Lon: -95.3430902
      • 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 Otter Tail, 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- Oak Hill 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.