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A visit to the Old Sundal 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 Sundal Cemetery ...

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

47.4675, -96.2525

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

The Old Sundal Cemetery is located in Norman County<2>.

The county seat for Norman County is located in Ada. Ada lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Old Sundal Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Sundal 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 Sundal Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sundal Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
  • International Order of Good Templars Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
  • Norman Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Zion Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Faaberg Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Gary Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Cemetery
  • Little Norway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Luchau Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Luchau Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luchau Cemetery
    • St. Petri Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. Petri Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petri Cemetery
    • Ness Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ness Lutheran Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ness Lutheran Cemetery
    • Scott - Widrig Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Varnes Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • Union Lake Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Union Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Lake Cemetery
    • North Wild Rice Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lima Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Lake Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Maple Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lake Cemetery

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 Old Sundal Cemetery.

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

  • Flaming
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Flaming is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
  • Fertile
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gary
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rindal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rindal is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
  • Melvin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Melvin is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
  • Bejou
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Winger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Beltrami
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Beltrami is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Twin Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 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
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Faith is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
  • Ada
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Dugdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Dugdale is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Mentor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mahnomen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Erskine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • McIntosh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Flom
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)

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 Sundal 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 Old Sundal Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ada
    • Ada lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Old Sundal Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Crookston
  • Erskine
  • Fertile
  • Fosston
  • Mahnomen
  • McIntosh
  • Mentor
    • Mentor lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Old Sundal Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mentor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
  • Twin Valley
  • Ulen
    • Ulen lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Old Sundal Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ulen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
  • Waubun
  • Winger
    • Winger lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Old Sundal 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 start 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 Sundal 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 Old Sundal Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2082774  (Old Sundal Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2082774 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: 353 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Flaming
      • Location given for Old Sundal Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.4675     Lon: -96.2525
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Sundal 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.