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A visit to the Pike River 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 River Cemetery ...

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

47.6550, -92.3817

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

The Pike River Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County<2>.

The county seat for Saint Louis County is located in Duluth. Duluth lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Pike River Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pike River Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Pike River Cemetery.<4>

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

  • West Pike Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The West Pike Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pike Cemetery
  • Old Vermilion Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Sandy Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cemetery
  • Florenton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Florenton Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenton Cemetery
  • Embarrass Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Embarrass Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass Cemetery
  • Vermilion Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Vermilion Lake Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Lake Cemetery
  • Czechoslovakian National Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
    • The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lakeview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82692 <5>
  • Idington Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Idington Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idington Cemetery
  • Gilbert Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Armanda Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Armanda Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armanda Cemetery
    • Eveleth Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Rauha Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Rauha Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauha Cemetery
    • Argo Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Argo Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Cemetery
    • Alango Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Alango Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alango Cemetery
    • Cook Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cook Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
    • Little Fork Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Little Fork Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Fork Cemetery
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
      • The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lakeview Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pike River Cemetery.

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

  • Britt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Belgrade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Biwabik
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Embarrass
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pineville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pineville is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • McKinley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • McKinley is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Aurora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Aurora is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,610 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <6>
  • Virginia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilbert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Gilbert is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <6>
  • Tower Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tower Junction is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Junction
  • Tower
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tower is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower <6>
  • Soudan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Midway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Mountain Iron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Eveleth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Eveleth is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveleth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,536 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eveleth <6>
    • Genoa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Genoa is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Hoyt Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Angora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Leonidas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Leonidas is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonidas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Allen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Allen is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen has also been known as:
      • Allen Junction

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 River Cemetery. The following communities are located in Saint Louis County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pike River 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 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 River Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Saint Louis County:
  • 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 River Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2117590  (Pike River Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2117590 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: St. Louis
      • Est. Elev: 436 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Biwabik NW
      • Location given for Pike River Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.655     Lon: -92.3816667
      • 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 Saint Louis, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pike River 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.