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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

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

Lat: 48.6883° (48° 41' 17")

Lon: -94.4855° (-94° 29' 7")

The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Lake of the Woods County<2>.

The county seat for Lake of the Woods County is located in Baudette. Baudette lies just to the west northwest of the Silver Creek Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Silver Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

Clementson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clementson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clementson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Clementson Cemetery is located in Lake of the Woods County
Forest Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2406510 <5>
Elm Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Park Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Elm Park Cemetery is located in Lake of the Woods County
Blue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Rainy River (ON).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2614069 <5>
Blue Public Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Public Cemetery
Riverdale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverdale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Riverdale Cemetery is located in Koochiching County
Stratton Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stratton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2560362 <5>
Potamo - Parke Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potamo - Parke Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potamo - Parke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Potamo - Parke Cemetery is located in Lake of the Woods County
Hamilton Farm Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Farm Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hamilton Farm Cemetery is located in Lake of the Woods County
Birchdale Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birchdale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birchdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Birchdale Cemetery is located in Koochiching County
Graceton Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Graceton Cemetery is located in Lake of the Woods County
Bergland Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bergland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bergland Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Bergland (ON)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2524316 <5>
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- Hillside Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - The Hillside Cemetery is located in Lake of the Woods County
- Pine Hill Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Lake of the Woods County
- Barwick Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barwick Cemetery
- Chapple Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapple Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2425156 <5>
- Bankton Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bankton Cemetery
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bankton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - The Bankton Cemetery is located in Lake of the Woods County
- Finland Cemetery
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finland Cemetery
- Indus Cemetery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indus Cemetery
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - The Indus Cemetery is located in Koochiching County
- Emo Municipal Cemetery
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emo Municipal Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245611 <5>

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.

Clementson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementson
- Clementson is located in Lake of the Woods County
Rainy River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy River
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainy River <6>
Baudette
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baudette
- Baudette is located in Lake of the Woods County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baudette <6>
Pinewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
Border
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
- Border is located in Koochiching County
Gameland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gameland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gameland
Pitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt
- Pitt is located in Lake of the Woods County
Stratton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
Arbor Vitae
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbor Vitae came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Vitae
Harris Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
Birchdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchdale
- Birchdale is located in Koochiching County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birchdale <6>
Bergland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergland
Continue List (7 more) ...
- Manders
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manders
- Shenston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenston came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenston
- North Branch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Dearlock
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearlock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearlock
- Barwick
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barwick
- Chapple
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapple came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapple
- Williams
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  - Williams is located in Lake of the Woods County
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <6>

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Silver Creek Cemetery:

Pages specific to Minnesota:
Pages specific to Lake of the Woods County:
Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Koochiching County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Minnesota
- Cemeteries of Lake of the Woods County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Minnesota
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Minnesota
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Minnesota
- Cemeteries of Lake of the Woods
About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Silver Creek Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church

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 #652043 (Silver Creek Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #652043 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Clementson
- County: Lake of the Woods Elev: 332
- Location given for GNIS #652043 (Silver Creek Cemetery)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lake of the Woods County: www.co.lake-of-the-woods.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 Lake of the Woods, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Silver Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6883, Longitude: -94.4855 In this case, the coordinates for the Silver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>	While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.