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A visit to the Pickett Family 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 Pickett Family Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pickett Family Cemetery:

46.7736, -95.4500

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

The Pickett Family Cemetery is located in Becker County<2>.

The county seat for Becker County is located in Detroit Lakes. Detroit Lakes lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west of the Pickett Family Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pickett Family Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Pickett Family Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Paul's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
  • Spruce Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Spruce Grove Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Grove Cemetery
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
  • Wolf Lake Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Palm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Palm Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Cemetery
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
  • Pickerel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pickerel Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerel Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Snellman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Snellman Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snellman Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Church of the Wildwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gorman Twp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Gorman Twp. Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman Twp. Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
    • Senjen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Senjen Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senjen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Senjen Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Detroit Lakes.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149244 <5>
    • Red Eye Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Red Eye Valley Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Eye Valley Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pickett Family Cemetery.

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

  • Evergreen
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Evergreen is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Wolf Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Frazee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Rochert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Perham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Davies
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
  • Osage
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ponsford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pine Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Pine Point is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
  • Menahga
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • New York Mills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Vergas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Detroit Lakes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Dent
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Sebeka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Richville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Park Rapids
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Two Inlets
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Two Inlets is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Inlets
    • Richwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Richwood is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Bucks Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Bucks Mill is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
    • Bluffton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 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 Pickett Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Becker County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pickett Family Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 Pickett Family Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Becker 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 Pickett Family Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2108255  (Pickett Family Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2108255 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: Becker
      • Est. Elev: 461 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Evergreen
      • Location given for Pickett Family Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.7736111     Lon: -95.45
      • 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 Becker, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pickett Family 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.