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A visit to the Saint Joseph 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. Joseph Cemetery ...

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

47.8183, -96.0106

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

The St. Joseph 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 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the St. Joseph Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Clearwater Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
  • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sorum Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Sorum Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorum Cemetery
  • Saron Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Finnish Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
  • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Faith Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Faith Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
  • St. Lawrence Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Cemetery
  • Broderheim Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Broderheim Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broderheim Cemetery
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • New Sweden Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Sweden Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Clearwater Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Rosehill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
    • First English Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Synod Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Synod Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Synod Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Vernes Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Joseph Cemetery.

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

  • Brooks
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Plummer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Plummer is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Oklee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mentor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Erskine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • McIntosh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Lake Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dugdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dugdale is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
  • Trail
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Trail is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Saint Hilaire
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Hilaire is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hilaire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Gully
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Gully is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Winger
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Fosston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gentilly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Gentilly is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
    • Thief River Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Erie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Erie is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Dorothy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Dorothy is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
    • Melvin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Melvin is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
    • Rindal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Rindal is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
    • Fertile
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Gonvick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Goodridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Goodridge is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people

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. Joseph 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. Joseph 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 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. Joseph 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. Joseph Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2093743  (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2093743 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: 343 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Brooks
      • Location given for Saint Joseph Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.8183333     Lon: -96.0105556
      • 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 from Point A (ie- St. Joseph 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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