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A visit to the Silver Creek 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 Silver Creek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Silver Creek Cemetery:

47.6880, -95.4214

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

The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Clearwater County<2>.

The county seat for Clearwater County is located in Bagley. Bagley lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Silver Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Silver Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Silver Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Augustana Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Augustana Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustana Cemetery
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
  • Elim Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Elim Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Samhold Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Samhold Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samhold Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Samhold Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Samhold Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209121 <5>
  • Oak Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Cemetery
  • Norway Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Norway Lake Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lake Cemetery
  • Seljord Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Seljord Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seljord Cemetery
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
  • East Seljord Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The East Seljord Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Seljord Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Clearwater Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
    • United Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Queen Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Queen Twp. Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Twp. Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Dudley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dudley Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
    • Sinclair Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair Cemetery
    • Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Bagley.
      • The Hanson - Thorstad Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Peter Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209251 <5>
    • St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Bagley.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219456 <5>
    • East Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The East Zion Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Zion 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 Silver Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Clearbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gonvick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Leonard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gully
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gully is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Bagley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bagley is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagley <6>
  • Shevlin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Debs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Debs is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debs
  • Pinewood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinewood is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Trail
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Trail is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Lengby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lengby is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lengby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Fosston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Solway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Island Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Island Lake is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
    • Little Rock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Little Rock is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
    • Rice Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Rice Lake is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
    • McIntosh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Minerva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Minerva is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
    • Red Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oklee
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Silver Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clearwater County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Silver Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bagley
  • Clearbrook
  • Erskine
  • Fosston
    • Fosston lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Silver Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fosston.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosston
  • Gonvick
  • Gully
    • Gully lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Silver Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gully.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
  • McIntosh
  • Oklee
    • Oklee lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Silver Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oklee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklee
  • Shevlin
  • Solway
    • Solway lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Silver Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Solway.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solway

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 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 Silver Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Clearwater 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 Silver Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #652042  (Silver Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #652042 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: Clearwater
      • Est. Elev: 412 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Clearbrook
      • Location given for Silver Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.6880119     Lon: -95.4214009
      • 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 Clearwater, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Silver Creek 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.