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A visit to the Poplar 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 Poplar Lake Cemetery ...

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

47.5478, -95.6600

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

The Poplar Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Crookston. Crookston lies 46 miles [74 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Poplar Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Poplar Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Poplar Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • St. Paul's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
  • Freedom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Freedom Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
  • Poplar River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Poplar River Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar River Cemetery
  • Kingo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Kingo Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingo Cemetery
  • Landstad Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Landstad Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landstad Cemetery
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
  • Cross Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cross Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lake Cemetery
  • Froen Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Bagley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219456 <5>
  • Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Bagley.
    • The Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Peter Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209251 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Cross Lake Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Cross Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lake Cemetery
    • Hansville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Hansville Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansville Cemetery
    • Our Saviour's Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Our Saviour's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviour's Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Our Saviour's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Our Saviour's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2362312 <5>
    • St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Holiness Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Holiness Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiness Cemetery
    • Queen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Queen Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Cemetery
    • Landsverk Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Landsverk Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsverk Cemetery
    • North Duane Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The North Duane Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Duane Cemetery
    • Pine Bend Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pine Bend Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bend Cemetery
    • Gran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Gran Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gran Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Poplar Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Lengby
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lengby is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lengby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Fosston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rice Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rice Lake is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
  • Bagley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bagley is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagley <6>
  • McIntosh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clearbrook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gonvick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gully
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Gully is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Winger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bejou
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Roy Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Roy Lake is located in Mahnomen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Lake
  • Trail
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Trail is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Minerva
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Minerva is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
    • Shevlin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Erskine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Naytahwaush
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Leonard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Mahnomen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oklee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

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 Poplar Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bagley
  • Clearbrook
  • Erskine
  • Fosston
  • Gonvick
    • Gonvick lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Poplar Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gonvick.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonvick
  • Gully
    • Gully lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Poplar Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gully.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
  • Mahnomen
  • McIntosh
  • Mentor
    • Mentor lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Poplar Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mentor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
  • Oklee
    • Oklee lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Poplar Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oklee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklee
  • Shevlin
  • Solway
  • Winger

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Poplar Lake Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Polk 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 Poplar Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2081326  (Poplar Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2081326 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: Polk
      • Est. Elev: 408 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fosston East
      • Location given for Poplar Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.5477778     Lon: -95.66
      • 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 Polk, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Poplar 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.