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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. 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 St. Dorothy Cemetery ...

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

47.9306, -96.4467

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>

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Huot Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Huot Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huot Cemetery
  • Black River Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Black River Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The Cyr Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyr Cemetery
  • St. Peters Catholic Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Rux Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rux Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rux Cemetery
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • St. Hilaire Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Hilaire Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hilaire Cemetery
  • Lanstad Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Lanstad Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanstad Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Melo Lutheran Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Norden Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Norden Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • 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)
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery

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)
    • Dorothy is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
  • Shirley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Shirley is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Red Lake Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gentilly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Gentilly is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
  • Euclid
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Euclid is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Saint Hilaire
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Hilaire is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hilaire
    • 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)
    • Dugdale is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
  • Thief River Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fisher
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Fisher is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Plummer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Plummer is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Viking
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Viking is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Melvin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Melvin is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
    • Mentor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Mallory
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Mallory is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
    • 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 first turn to 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 St. Dorothy Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Red Lake 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 St. Dorothy Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2093742  (Saint Dorothy Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2093742 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: Red Lake
      • Est. Elev: 302 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dorothy
      • Location given for Saint Dorothy Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.9305556     Lon: -96.4466667
      • 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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. Dorothy 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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