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A visit to the Saint Hilaire 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. Hilaire Cemetery ...

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

48.0100, -96.1956

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

The St. Hilaire Cemetery is located in Pennington County<2>.

The county seat for Pennington County is located in Thief River Falls. Thief River Falls lies just to the north of the St. Hilaire Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Hilaire Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the St. Hilaire Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • St. Pauli Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Pauli Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauli Cemetery
  • Clara Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Clara Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Cemetery
  • Rux Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Rux Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rux Cemetery
  • Clearwater Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Emanuel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
  • St. Bernard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
  • Norden Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Norden Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden Cemetery
  • Norden Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Lanstad Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lanstad Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanstad Cemetery
  • Black River Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Silverton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Silverton Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton Cemetery
    • Silver Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
    • Clearwater Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
    • Bethania Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania 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 St. Hilaire Cemetery.

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

  • Saint Hilaire
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Saint Hilaire is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hilaire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Thief River Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Red Lake Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Plummer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Plummer is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Dorothy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorothy is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
  • Brooks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Viking
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Viking is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Gentilly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gentilly is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
  • Oklee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Holt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Holt is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Goodridge
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Goodridge is located in Pennington County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Euclid
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Euclid is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Shirley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Shirley is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Dugdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Dugdale is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
    • Mentor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Erie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Erie is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Newfolden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Newfolden is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfolden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • Crookston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Erskine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)

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. Hilaire Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pennington County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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. Hilaire Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Pennington 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. Hilaire Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #650608  (Saint Hilaire Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650608 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: Pennington
      • Est. Elev: 332 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Thief River Falls
      • Location given for Saint Hilaire Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.0099673     Lon: -96.1955959
      • 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 Pennington, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Hilaire 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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