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 ...
The St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery is located in Norman County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Aspelund Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- East Wild Rice Lutheran Cemetery
- First Lutheran Cemetery
- Gary Cemetery
- The Gary Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Cemetery
- Hlubek Cemetery
- The Hlubek Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hlubek Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- Ness Lutheran Cemetery
- North Wild Rice Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
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- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Michaels Cemetery
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
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- St. Petri Cemetery
- The St. Petri Cemetery is located in Norman County
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- St. Williams Cemetery
- The St. Williams Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Williams Cemetery
- Syre Cemetery
- The Syre Cemetery is located in Norman County
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- Trinity Cemetery
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Twin Valley City Cemetery
- Walworth Baptist Cemetery
- Waubun Cemetery
- The Waubun Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
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- West Wild Rice Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Norman County
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- Zion Memorial Gardens
- The Zion Memorial Gardens is located in Norman County
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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 alphabetically:
- Ada
- Bejou
- Borup
- Borup is located in Norman County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Callaway
- Faith
- Faith is located in Norman County
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- Fertile
- Flaming
- Flaming is located in Norman County
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- Flom
- Gary
- Hitterdal
- Hitterdal is located in Clay County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Mahnomen
- Naytahwaush
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Ogema
- Ogema is located in Becker County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Rindal
- Rindal is located in Norman County
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- Twin Valley
- Twin Valley is located in Norman County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Ulen
- Waubun
- White Earth
- Winger
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
- Callaway
- Erskine
- Fertile
- Fosston
- Hitterdal
- Mahnomen
- McIntosh
- Ogema
- Twin Valley
- Ulen
- Waubun
- White Earth
- 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. 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |