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A visit to the Silent Vale 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 Silent Vale Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Silent Vale Cemetery:

46.4086, -95.8153

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

The Silent Vale Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County<2>.

The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Silent Vale Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Silent Vale Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Silent Vale Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Tingvold Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Tingvold Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingvold Cemetery
  • Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rindal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Swedish Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Skibvedt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Skibvedt Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skibvedt Cemetery
  • Sverdrup Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Sverdrup Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sverdrup Cemetery
  • Tonseth Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Aurdal Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Aurdal Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurdal Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Sunset Memorial Unitarian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Maplewood Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Vang Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Vang Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vang Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • First Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • First Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The First Lutheran Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the First Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Battle Lake.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143241 <5>
    • Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lakewood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
    • Richville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Richville Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Silent Vale Cemetery.

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

  • Maine
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Maine is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
  • Amor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Amor is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
  • Underwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Edwards
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Edwards is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Battle Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Richville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clitherall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ottertail
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Nirvana
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
  • Erhard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Fergus Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Elizabeth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Dalton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Vining
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Leaf City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
    • Vergas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Pelican Rapids
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Perham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Henning
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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 Silent Vale 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 Silent Vale Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Silent Vale 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 Silent Vale Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2072677  (Silent Vale Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2072677 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: 416 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Phelps
      • Location given for Silent Vale Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.4086111     Lon: -95.8152778
      • 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Silent Vale 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.