A visit to the Scott - Widrig 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 Scott - Widrig Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scott - Widrig Cemetery:
47.5272, -96.4119
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Scott - Widrig Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Scott - Widrig Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Crookston. Crookston lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Scott - Widrig Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Scott - Widrig Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scott - Widrig Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lone Star Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- Varnes Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Concordia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Concordia Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Old Sundal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Sundal Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sundal Cemetery
- Little Norway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Our Saviors Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Cemetery
- Scandia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Scandia Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia Cemetery
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- German Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- International Order of Good Templars Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. John's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Luchau Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Luchau Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luchau Cemetery
- Sundal Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. John's Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Maple Bay Free Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Bay Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Bay Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bay Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Scott - Widrig Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scott - Widrig Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beltrami
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beltrami is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Fertile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Melvin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Melvin is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Flaming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flaming is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
- Gary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rindal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rindal is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
- Dugdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dugdale is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
- Ada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mentor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gentilly
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gentilly is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Nielsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nielsville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Shelly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shelly is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
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- Twin Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Twin Valley is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Winger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Crookston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Climax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Climax is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Erskine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bejou
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Caledonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Halstad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Faith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Faith is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
- Borup
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Borup is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
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 Scott - Widrig Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scott - Widrig Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ada
- Ada lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Scott - Widrig Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Climax
- Climax lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Scott - Widrig Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Climax.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Crookston
- Erskine
- Fertile
- Halstad
- Mahnomen
- McIntosh
- Mentor
- Twin Valley
- Winger
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 Scott - Widrig Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Polk 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 Scott - Widrig Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2081302 (Scott-Widrig Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2081302 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 291 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Melvin
- Location given for Scott-Widrig Cemetery:
- Lat: 47.5272222 Lon: -96.4119444
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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 Polk, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scott - Widrig 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |