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A visit to the Pike 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 Pike Lake Cemetery ...

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

45.7450, -95.6792

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

The Pike Lake Cemetery is located in Pope County<2>.

The county seat for Pope County is located in Glenwood. Glenwood lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Pike Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pike Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Pike Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Kensington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Kensington Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington Cemetery
  • Nora Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Nora Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Cemetery
  • Farwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Farwell Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell Cemetery
  • Ben Wade Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Ben Wade Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Wade Cemetery
  • Solem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Solem Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solem Cemetery
  • Wennesborg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wennesborg Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wennesborg Cemetery
  • Aeneas Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Norunga Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Norunga Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norunga Cemetery
  • Oscar Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oscar Lake Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar Lake Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Trysil Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Trysil Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trysil Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Van Loon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Van Loon Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Loon Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Land Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Land Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Cemetery
    • Finnish Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
    • Kirkegaarden Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Kirkegaarden Cemetery is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkegaarden Cemetery
    • Scandia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Scandia Cemetery is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia Cemetery
    • St. Petri Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The St. Petri Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petri Cemetery
    • Cyrus Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Cyrus Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Swedish Mission Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Christian Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
    • Moe Heights Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Moe Heights Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe Heights Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pike Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Kensington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Farwell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Farwell is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Hoffman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lowry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cyrus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • New Prairie ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • New Prairie is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
  • Holmes City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Holmes City is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
  • Starbuck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 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
  • Morris
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Forada
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Brandon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Barrett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Barrett is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Donnelly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Donnelly is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Garfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alexandria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hancock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Evansville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Erdahl
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Erdahl is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
    • Villard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Thorsborg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Thorsborg is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg

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 Pike Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pope County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pike Lake Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Pope 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 Pike Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #649416  (Pike Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #649416 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: Pope
      • Est. Elev: 394 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Starbuck NW
      • Location given for Pike Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.7449595     Lon: -95.6792139
      • 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 Pope, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pike 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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