A visit to the Old Vikku Lutheran 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 Vikku Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Vikku Lutheran Cemetery:
46.1806, -96.3756
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Vikku Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Vikku Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wilkin County<2>.
The county seat for Wilkin County is located in Breckenridge. Breckenridge lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Old Vikku Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Vikku Lutheran Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Old Vikku Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Vikku Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sticklestad Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sticklestad Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticklestad Cemetery
- Vukku Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Vukku Church Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vukku Church Cemetery
- Foxhome Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Foxhome Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Western Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Western Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery
- Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Western Presbyterian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Bohemian National Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bohemian National Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Wahpeton (ND).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101759 <5>
- Riverside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Wahpeton (ND).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102338 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Fairmount (ND).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101784 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Galls Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Galls Cemetery is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Galls Cemetery
- Lawrence Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Memorial Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Memorial Gardens is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Wahpeton (ND).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101917 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wahpeton (ND).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101793 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burau Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Burau Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burau Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Wahpeton (ND).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2355045 <5>
- Aastad Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Aastad Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aastad Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The German Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Vikku Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Vikku Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Campbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Doran
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Doran is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Foxhome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Western
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Western is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Childs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Childs is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Tenney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tenney is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
- Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
- Nashua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nashua is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Tintah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tintah is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Breckenridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wahpeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fergus Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Charlesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Charlesville is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Wendell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oswald
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oswald is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
- Elizabeth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dwight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dwight is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- White Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Rothsay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Great Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Vikku Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilkin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Vikku Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Breckenridge
- Campbell
- Dalton
- Elbow Lake
- Fairmount
- Fergus Falls
- Foxhome
- Tintah
- Tintah lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old Vikku Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tintah.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
- Wahpeton
- Wendell
- White Rock
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 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 Vikku Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Wilkin 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 Vikku Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2068563 (Old Vikku Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2068563 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: Wilkin
- Est. Elev: 302 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Doran
- Location given for Old Vikku Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 46.1805556 Lon: -96.3755556
- 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 Wilkin, 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- Old Vikku Lutheran 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. |
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