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A visit to the Saint Josephs 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. Josephs Cemetery ...

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

47.8822, -96.2445

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

The St. Josephs 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 west of the St. Josephs Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cyr Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Cyr Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyr Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Huot Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Huot Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huot Cemetery
  • Clearwater Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
  • St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • St. Dorothy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The St. Dorothy Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dorothy Cemetery
  • Clara Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Clara Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Cemetery
  • St. Hilaire Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The St. Hilaire Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hilaire Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Rux Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Rux Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rux Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Black River Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • St. Peters Catholic Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Presbyterian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Clearwater Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
    • St. Pauli Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The St. Pauli Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauli Cemetery
    • Rosehill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
    • Finnish Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.

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

  • Red Lake Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Plummer
    (9 miles [14.5 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
  • Saint Hilaire
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Saint Hilaire is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hilaire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Dorothy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Dorothy is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
  • Gentilly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gentilly is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
  • Dugdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dugdale is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
  • Brooks
    (12 miles [19.3 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
  • Mentor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Thief River Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Shirley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Shirley is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Crookston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Erskine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Oklee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Melvin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Melvin is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
    • Euclid
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Euclid is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • McIntosh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

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. Josephs 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. Josephs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Crookston
  • Erskine
  • Fertile
  • Fisher
    • Fisher lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fisher.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Goodridge
  • McIntosh
  • Mentor
    • Mentor lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mentor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
  • Oklee
  • Plummer
  • Winger
    • Winger lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Josephs 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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. Josephs 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. Josephs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #650775  (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650775 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: 316 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Plummer NW
      • Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.8821896     Lon: -96.2444906
      • 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 '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- St. Josephs 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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