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A visit to the Old Jevnaker 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 Old Jevnaker Cemetery ...

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

47.1442, -96.3511

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

The Old Jevnaker Cemetery is located in Pennington County<2>.

The county seat for Pennington County is located in Thief River Falls. Thief River Falls lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<3> to the north of the Old Jevnaker Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Jevnaker Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Old Jevnaker Cemetery.<4>

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

  • United Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jevnaker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Jevnaker Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jevnaker Cemetery
  • Sleeper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sleeper Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Syre Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Syre Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syre Cemetery
  • Winchester Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Winchester Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
  • Keene Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Keene Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene Cemetery
  • West Wild Rice Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Skandinavia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Skandinavia Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skandinavia Cemetery
  • Felton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Felton Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Felton Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Felton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82303 <5>
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • St. Williams Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Williams Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Williams Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Twin Valley City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • West Wild Rice Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • German Methodist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Walworth Baptist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Zion Memorial Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Zion Memorial Gardens is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Memorial Gardens
    • Aspelund Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • East Wild Rice Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Jevnaker Cemetery.

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

  • Ulen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Borup
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Borup is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Felton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Valley is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
  • Flom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hitterdal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hitterdal is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Ada
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <6>
  • Faith
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Faith is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
  • Gary
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Hawley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Muskoda
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Muskoda is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskoda
  • Waubun
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ogema
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Ogema is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Georgetown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Georgetown is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Kragnes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kragnes is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragnes
    • Glyndon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mahnomen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Flaming
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Flaming is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
    • Perley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Perley is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Callaway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hendrum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Hendrum is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • Oakport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakport is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakport
    • Dilworth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • White Earth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)

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 Old Jevnaker 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 Old Jevnaker Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ada
    • Ada lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Old Jevnaker Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Callaway
  • Glyndon
    • Glyndon lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old Jevnaker Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Glyndon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyndon
  • Hawley
  • Hendrum
  • Hitterdal
  • Lake Park
  • Mahnomen
  • Ogema
    • Ogema lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Old Jevnaker Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogema.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
  • Twin Valley
  • Ulen
    • Ulen lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Old Jevnaker Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ulen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
  • Waubun
  • White Earth

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 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 Old Jevnaker 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 Old Jevnaker Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2093838  (Old Jevnaker Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2093838 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: 321 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Syre
      • Location given for Old Jevnaker Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.1441667     Lon: -96.3511111
      • 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Old Jevnaker 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.