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A visit to the Saint Olaf Lutheran 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. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery ...

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

47.2814, -96.0983

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

The St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery is located in Norman County<2>.

The county seat for Norman County is located in Ada. Ada lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west of the St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Hlubek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hlubek Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hlubek Cemetery
  • East Wild Rice Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • First Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Ness Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Ness Lutheran Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ness Lutheran Cemetery
  • St. Petri Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Petri Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petri Cemetery
  • Zion Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Zion Memorial Gardens is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Memorial Gardens
  • St. Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The St. Williams Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Williams Cemetery
  • Twin Valley City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
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    • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Aspelund Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Wild Rice Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Syre Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Syre Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syre Cemetery
    • Gary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Gary Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Cemetery
    • West Wild Rice Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Walworth Baptist Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Waubun Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Waubun Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubun Cemetery
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns 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. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery.

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

  • Faith
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Faith is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
  • Mahnomen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Twin Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Twin Valley is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
  • Flom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Waubun
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gary
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bejou
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ogema
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ogema is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Flaming
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Flaming is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
  • Ulen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rindal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Rindal is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
  • White Earth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Winger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Fertile
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ada
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Ada is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <6>
    • Borup
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Borup is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Hitterdal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Hitterdal is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Callaway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Naytahwaush
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)

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. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Norman County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ada
    • Ada lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West (W) of the St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Callaway
  • Erskine
  • Fertile
    • Fertile lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fertile.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertile
  • Fosston
  • Hitterdal
  • Mahnomen
  • McIntosh
  • Ogema
    • Ogema lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogema.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
  • Twin Valley
  • Ulen
    • Ulen lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ulen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
  • Waubun
    • Waubun lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waubun.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubun
  • White Earth
  • Winger
    • Winger lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Olaf Lutheran 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 websites either 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. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Norman 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. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2082778  (Saint Olaf Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2082778 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: Norman
      • Est. Elev: 346 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Faith
      • Location given for Saint Olaf Lutheran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.2813889     Lon: -96.0983333
      • 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 Norman, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Olaf Lutheran 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.