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A visit to the Oak Park 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 Park Cemetery ...

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

48.0083, -95.7797

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

The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Pennington County<2>.

The county seat for Pennington County is located in Thief River Falls. Thief River Falls lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Oak Park Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Park Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Oak Park Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Ekelund Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ekelund Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekelund Cemetery
  • Nazareth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
  • Telemarken Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Telemarken Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telemarken Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Little Oak Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Little Oak Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oak Cemetery
  • Star Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Star Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
  • Reiner Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Reiner Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiner Cemetery
  • Rosindhall Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rosindhall Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindhall Cemetery
  • Goodridge Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Goodridge Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodridge Cemetery
  • Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethania Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Finnish Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • West Valle Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The West Valle Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valle Cemetery
    • Valley Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Clearwater Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Germantown Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Germantown Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Cemetery
    • Emanuel Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
    • St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oak Park Cemetery.

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

  • Erie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Erie is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Goodridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Goodridge is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Oklee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Plummer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Plummer is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Trail
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Trail is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Espelie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Espelie is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espelie
  • Brooks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Gully
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Gully is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Thief River Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Saint Hilaire
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Saint Hilaire is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hilaire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Grygla
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Gonvick
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Red Lake Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Erskine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • McIntosh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Mentor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clearbrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Four Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Four Town is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Town
    • Holt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Holt is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 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 Oak Park Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pennington County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Clearbrook
  • Erskine
  • Fosston
  • Gonvick
  • Goodridge
  • Grygla
    • Grygla lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Oak Park Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Grygla.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grygla
  • Gully
    • Gully lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Oak Park Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gully.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
  • Holt
    • Holt lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Oak Park Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holt.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
  • McIntosh
  • Mentor
  • Oklee
    • Oklee lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Oak Park Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oklee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklee
  • Plummer

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Oak Park Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Pennington 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 Park Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2093565  (Oak Park Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2093565 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: Pennington
      • Est. Elev: 354 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: High Landing
      • Location given for Oak Park Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.0083333     Lon: -95.7797222
      • 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 Pennington, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Park 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.