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A visit to the Samuel Memorial 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 Samuel Memorial Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Samuel Memorial Cemetery:

47.2633, -95.6325

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

The Samuel Memorial Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County<2>.

The county seat for Mahnomen County is located in Mahnomen. Mahnomen lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Samuel Memorial Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Samuel Memorial Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Samuel Memorial Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lake Grove Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove Cemetery
  • Pine Bend Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Pine Bend Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bend Cemetery
  • St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Duane Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Duane Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Cemetery
  • Rice Free Lutheran Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • North Duane Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The North Duane Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Duane Cemetery
  • St. Columbia Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Columbia Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columbia Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • The St. Columbia Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Columba's Episcopal Mission Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2377421 <5>
  • Strawberry Lake Mennonite Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
    • Waubun Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Waubun Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubun Cemetery
    • Waubun Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Waubun Cemetery is located in Mahnomen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubun Cemetery
    • First Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ogema Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ogema Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Holiness Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Holiness Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiness Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Samuel Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Samuel Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Naytahwaush
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Roy Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Roy Lake is located in Mahnomen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Lake
  • Elbow Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Elbow Lake is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
  • Rice Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rice Lake is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
  • Long Lost Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Long Lost Lake is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lost Lake
    • Estimated population in 2015: 44 people
  • Minerva
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Minerva is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Waubun
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • White Earth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mahnomen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lengby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lengby is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lengby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Ogema
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ogema is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Bagley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bagley is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagley <6>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Bejou
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Richwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Richwood is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Faith
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Faith is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
    • Fosston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Pine Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Point is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
    • Callaway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Ponsford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Flom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Two Inlets
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Two Inlets is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Inlets
    • Shevlin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Winger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)

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 Samuel Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mahnomen County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Samuel Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bagley
    • Bagley lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Samuel Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bagley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
  • Callaway
  • Fosston
    • Fosston lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Samuel Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fosston.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosston
  • Mahnomen
  • McIntosh
  • Ogema
    • Ogema lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Samuel Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogema.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
  • Ponsford
  • Shevlin
  • Waubun
    • Waubun lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Samuel Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waubun.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubun
  • White Earth
  • Winger
    • Winger lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Samuel Memorial 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 first turn to 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 Samuel Memorial Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Mahnomen 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 Samuel Memorial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #651128  (Samuel Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #651128 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: Mahnomen
      • Est. Elev: 448 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: North Twin Lake
      • Location given for Samuel Memorial Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.2632927     Lon: -95.63253
      • 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 Mahnomen, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Samuel Memorial 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.