A visit to the Sand Lake 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 Sand Lake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sand Lake Cemetery:
47.6444, -93.9402
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sand Lake Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sand Lake Cemetery is located in Itasca County<2>.
The county seat for Itasca County is located in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Sand Lake Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sand Lake Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Sand Lake Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sand Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wirt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wirt Cemetery is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirt Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Inger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Inger Cemetery is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inger Cemetery
- Donnelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Donnelly Cemetery is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly Cemetery
- Old Norwegian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Popple Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Popple Cemetery is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popple Cemetery
- Evergreen Knoll Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Round Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peter & Eva Niska Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Squaw Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Squaw Lake Cemetery is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Lake Cemetery
- South Round Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Stakes Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Stakes Cemetery is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stakes Cemetery
- Grattan Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Grattan Cemetery is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan Cemetery
- Fairbanks Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Fairbanks Cemetery is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks Cemetery
- Suomi Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Bergville Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bergville Cemetery is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergville Cemetery
- Rosy Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- The Rosy Cemetery is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosy Cemetery
- Wildwood Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Koochiching County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge 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 Sand Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sand Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spring Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Max
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wirt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wirt is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirt
- Talmoon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dora Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dora Lake is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Lake
- Bowstring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowstring is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowstring
- Squaw Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marcell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bigfork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Effie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Northome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deer River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Mizpah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mizpah is located in Koochiching County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Zemple
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Zemple is located in Itasca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Bena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gemmell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gemmell is located in Koochiching County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gemmell
- Funkley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Funkley is located in Beltrami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
- Ryan Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Village
- Pennington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Sand Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Itasca County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sand Lake 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 Sand Lake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Itasca 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 Sand Lake Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #658152 (Sand Lake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #658152 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: Itasca
- Est. Elev: 441 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wirt
- Location given for Sand Lake Cemetery:
- Lat: 47.6443942 Lon: -93.9402124
- 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 Itasca, 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- Sand Lake 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. |