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A visit to the Oscar Lake 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 Oscar Lake Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oscar Lake Cemetery:

45.8033, -95.5922

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

The Oscar Lake Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Alexandria. Alexandria lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Oscar Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oscar Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Oscar Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Trysil Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Trysil Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trysil Cemetery
  • Van Loon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Van Loon Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Loon Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
  • St. Paul's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
  • Moe Heights Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Moe Heights Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe Heights Cemetery
  • Finnish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
  • Farwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Farwell Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell Cemetery
  • Christian Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Solem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Solem Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solem Cemetery
  • Kensington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Kensington Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington Cemetery
  • Pike Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pike Lake Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Lake Cemetery
  • Ben Wade Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Ben Wade Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Wade Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Norunga Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Norunga Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norunga Cemetery
    • White Garden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The White Garden Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Garden Cemetery
    • Wennesborg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Wennesborg Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wennesborg Cemetery
    • West Moe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The West Moe Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Moe Cemetery
    • Nora Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Nora Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
    • Bohemian Independent Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Bohemian Independent Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Independent Cemetery
      • The Bohemian Independent Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bohemian Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oscar Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Farwell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Farwell is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Holmes City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holmes City is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
  • Kensington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lowry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoffman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Garfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brandon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Forada
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Alexandria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Prairie ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • New Prairie is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
  • Starbuck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Long Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Beach is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Cyrus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Evansville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Glenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Villard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Nelson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Nelson is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Erdahl
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Erdahl is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
    • Barrett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Barrett is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Carlos
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Millerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Millerville is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 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 Oscar Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oscar Lake Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alexandria
  • Barrett
  • Brandon
  • Cyrus
    • Cyrus lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Oscar Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cyrus.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
  • Evansville
  • Glenwood
  • Hoffman
  • Morris
  • Osakis
  • Starbuck
  • Villard
  • Westport

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Oscar Lake Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Douglas 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 Oscar Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2069675  (Oscar Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2069675 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: Douglas
      • Est. Elev: 455 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Farwell
      • Location given for Oscar Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.8033333     Lon: -95.5922222
      • 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 Douglas, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oscar Lake 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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