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A visit to the Poplar 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 Poplar River Cemetery ...

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

47.5875, -95.7470

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

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

The county seat for Polk County is located in Crookston. Crookston lies 41 miles [66 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Poplar River Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Poplar River Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Poplar River Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Landsverk Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Landsverk Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsverk Cemetery
  • Hansville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hansville Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansville Cemetery
  • Poplar Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Poplar Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Lake Cemetery
  • Froen Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cross Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cross Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lake Cemetery
  • Olivet Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Olivet Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
  • Cross Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Cross Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lake Cemetery
  • Asphult Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Asphult Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asphult Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • St. Paul's Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
  • Queen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Queen Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Mamre Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Mamre Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamre Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Freedom Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Freedom Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
    • St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • North Duane Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The North Duane Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Duane Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Queen Twp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Queen Twp. Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Twp. Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Fosston
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lengby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lengby is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lengby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • McIntosh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Winger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Gully
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gully is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Trail
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Trail is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Erskine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bejou
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gonvick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bagley
    (16 miles [25.7 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>
  • Clearbrook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rice Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rice Lake is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rindal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Rindal is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
    • Oklee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Brooks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Mentor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Roy Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Roy Lake is located in Mahnomen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Lake
    • Mahnomen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Minerva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Minerva is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
    • Leonard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)

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 River 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 River Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bagley
    • Bagley lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Poplar River Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bagley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
  • Clearbrook
  • Erskine
    • Erskine lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Poplar River Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erskine.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erskine
  • Fertile
  • Fosston
  • Gonvick
  • Gully
    • Gully lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Poplar River Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gully.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
  • Mahnomen
  • McIntosh
  • Mentor
    • Mentor lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Poplar River Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mentor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
  • Oklee
    • Oklee lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Poplar River Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oklee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklee
  • Plummer
    • Plummer lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Poplar River Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Plummer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
  • Shevlin
  • Winger
    • Winger lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Poplar River Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Winger.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winger

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Poplar River 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 River Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #649652  (Poplar River Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #649652 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: 396 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fosston East
      • Location given for Poplar River Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.5874591     Lon: -95.7469702
      • 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 '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- Poplar 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.