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A visit to the Otter Tail County Sanitorium 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 Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery:

46.3828, -95.7444

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

The Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County<2>.

The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Silent Vale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Silent Vale Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Vale Cemetery
  • Skibvedt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Skibvedt Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skibvedt Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
  • St. James Catholic Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tingvold Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Tingvold Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingvold Cemetery
  • Rindal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • First Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • First Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The First Lutheran Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the First Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Battle Lake.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143241 <5>
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Lakewood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Otter Tail Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Otter Tail Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Tail Cemetery
    • Sverdrup Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sverdrup Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sverdrup Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Unitarian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • Swedish Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Aurdal Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Aurdal Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurdal Cemetery
    • Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Girard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Girard Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Cemetery
    • Richville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Richville Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Amor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Amor is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
  • Maine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Maine is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
  • Battle Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Underwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clitherall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ottertail
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Nirvana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
  • Richville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dent
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dent is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <6>
  • Vining
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Edwards
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Edwards is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Leaf City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Henning
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Dalton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fergus Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Perham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <6>
    • Erhard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Vergas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Elizabeth
      (18 miles [29 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 Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Otter Tail County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ashby
    • Ashby lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ashby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
  • Battle Lake
  • Dalton
    • Dalton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dalton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Deer Creek
  • Fergus Falls
  • Henning
    • Henning lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henning.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
  • New York Mills
  • Pelican Rapids
  • Perham
    • Perham lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
  • Underwood
  • Vergas
    • Vergas lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vergas.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergas

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 helpful 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 Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Otter Tail 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 Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2072723  (Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2072723 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: Otter Tail
      • Est. Elev: 408 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Walker Lake
      • Location given for Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.3827778     Lon: -95.7444444
      • 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 Otter Tail, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Otter Tail County Sanitorium 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.