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A visit to the Scandinavian Christian Mission Church 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 Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery:

46.5217, -95.9994

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

The Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County<2>.

The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Maplewood Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Maplewood Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Maplewood Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maplewood Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2314941 <5>
  • Central Swede Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pelican Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pelican Valley Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Valley Cemetery
  • Bagstevold Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Bagstevold Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagstevold Cemetery
  • Tonseth Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
  • St. Leonard's Catholic Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • East Lida Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The East Lida Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lida Cemetery
  • West Dora Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The West Dora Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dora Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Old Pelican Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ringsaker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ringsaker Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringsaker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Zion Elizabeth Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Zion Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Elizabeth Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • Grove Lake Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Grove Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake Cemetery
    • Norwegian Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Scambler Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Scambler Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scambler Cemetery
    • Grove Lake Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Grove Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake Cemetery
    • South Immanuel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The South Immanuel Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Immanuel Cemetery
    • Old Friborg Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Friborg Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Friborg Cemetery
    • Friborg Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Swedish Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Free Thought Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Free Thought Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Thought Cemetery
    • St. Paul's 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 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Erhard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Edwards
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Edwards is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Pelican Rapids
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elizabeth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Maine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maine is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
  • Dent
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dent is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <6>
  • Vergas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rothsay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cormorant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cormorant is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormorant
  • Amor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Amor is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
  • Bucks Mill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bucks Mill is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
  • Fergus Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Underwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Richville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lawndale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Lawndale is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
    • Rollag
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Rollag is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollag
    • Perham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <6>
    • Frazee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Battle Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Detroit Lakes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Barnesville
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Otter Tail County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Audubon
    • Audubon lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Audubon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
  • Barnesville
  • Battle Lake
  • Dalton
    • Dalton lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dalton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Detroit Lakes
  • Fergus Falls
  • Foxhome
    • Foxhome lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foxhome.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
  • Frazee
    • Frazee lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Frazee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee
  • Pelican Rapids
  • Perham
    • Perham lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
  • Underwood
    • Underwood lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Underwood.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
  • Vergas
    • Vergas lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vergas.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergas

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 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 Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Otter Tail 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 Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2072674  (Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2072674 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: Otter Tail
      • Est. Elev: 408 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lake Lida
      • Location given for Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.5216667     Lon: -95.9994444
      • 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 Otter Tail, 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 from Point A (ie- Scandinavian Christian Mission Church 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.