A visit to the Sandy 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 Sandy Lake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sandy Lake Cemetery:
45.6011, -93.4941
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sandy Lake Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sandy Lake Cemetery is located in Isanti County<2>.
The county seat for Isanti County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the Sandy Lake Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sandy Lake Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Sandy Lake Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sandy Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Wyanett Free Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Wyanett Free Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
- Karmel Covenant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Knoll Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Princeton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1402770 <5>
- Baldwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Clough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spencer Brook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- Wendell Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Wendell Hill Cemetery is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Hill Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Long Lake Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springvale Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Maple Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Siloa Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sandy Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sandy Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Princeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dalbo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Crown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crown is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Pease
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Elm Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Park is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
- Bock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Zimmerman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
- Zimmerman has also been known as:
- Lake Fremont
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <6>
- Coin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coin is located in Kanabec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Estes Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Milaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Foreston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Isanti
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Orrock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orrock is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
- Saint Francis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minnesota Boys Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Minnesota Boys Town is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Boys Town
- Stanchfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Santiago
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Santiago is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Ogilvie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nowthen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nowthen is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowthen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,732 people
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Braham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
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 Sandy Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Isanti County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sandy Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bethel
- Bock
- Bock lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sandy Lake Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bock.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bock
- Braham
- Cambridge
- Isanti
- Milaca
- Oak Park
- Ogilvie
- Princeton
- Saint Francis
- Zimmerman
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 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 Sandy Lake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Isanti 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 Sandy Lake Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #651192 (Sandy Lake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #651192 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: Isanti
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wyanett
- Location given for Sandy Lake Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.6010747 Lon: -93.4941226
- 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 Isanti, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sandy 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. |