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A visit to the Saint Dorothy Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 St. Dorothy Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Dorothy Cemetery

Lat:   47.9306°   (47° 55' 50")

Lon:   -96.4467°   (-96° 26' 48")

The St. Dorothy Cemetery is located in Red Lake County<2>.

The county seat for Red Lake County is located in Red Lake Falls. Red Lake Falls lies just to the east southeast of the St. Dorothy Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the St. Dorothy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
  • Huot Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huot Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Huot Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
  • Black River Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black River Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Black River Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • The Black River Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Black River Cemetery
    • Black River Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323076 <5>
  • Cyr Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cyr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cyr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cyr Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
  • St. Peters Catholic Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
  • Rux Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rux Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rux Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rux Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
  • St. Hilaire Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Hilaire Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Hilaire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Hilaire Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Lanstad Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanstad Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanstad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lanstad Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Melo Lutheran Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melo Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melo Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Melo Lutheran Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Norden Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norden Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • The Norden Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • The Norden Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Norden Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82897 <5>
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Pennington County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Dorothy Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Dorothy Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Dorothy
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dorothy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
    • Dorothy is located in Red Lake County
  • Shirley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shirley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Shirley is located in Polk County
  • Red Lake Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lake Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake Falls
    • Red Lake Falls is located in Red Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lake Falls <7>
  • Gentilly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
    • Gentilly is located in Polk County
  • Euclid
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Euclid is located in Polk County
  • Saint Hilaire
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Hilaire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hilaire
    • Saint Hilaire is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Crookston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dugdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
    • Dugdale is located in Polk County
  • Thief River Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thief River Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thief River Falls
    • Thief River Falls is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,688 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thief River Falls <7>
  • Fisher
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Fisher is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Plummer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plummer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
    • Plummer is located in Red Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Viking
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
    • Viking is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Melvin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Polk County
    • Mentor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
      • Mentor is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentor <7>
    • Brooks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Mallory
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mallory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
      • Mallory is located in Polk County
    • Warren
      (23 miles [37 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 St. Dorothy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Red Lake County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Dorothy 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 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 St. Dorothy Cemetery:

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 St. Dorothy Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2093742  (Saint Dorothy Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2093742 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Dorothy
    • County: Red Lake         Elev: 302
    • Location given for GNIS #2093742 (Saint Dorothy Cemetery)

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 Red Lake, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Dorothy Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9306, Longitude: -96.4467       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Dorothy Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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