A visit to the Skandinavia 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 Skandinavia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Skandinavia Cemetery:
47.2522, -96.4365
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Skandinavia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Skandinavia Cemetery is located in Norman County<2>.
The county seat for Norman County is located in Ada. Ada lies just to the northwest of the Skandinavia Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Skandinavia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Skandinavia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Wild Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ada Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ada Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- West Wild Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- German Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- United Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. John's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Petri Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Petri Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petri Cemetery
- Jevnaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Jevnaker Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jevnaker Cemetery
- Zion Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Zion Memorial Gardens is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Memorial Gardens
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Old Jevnaker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Jevnaker Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jevnaker Cemetery
- St. Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Williams Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Williams Cemetery
- Twin Valley City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- North Wild Rice Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Syre Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Syre Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syre Cemetery
- Luchau Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Luchau Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luchau Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Gary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Gary Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Cemetery
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 Skandinavia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Skandinavia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Borup
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Borup is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Twin Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Twin Valley is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Gary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Felton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ulen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Faith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Faith is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
- Flaming
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flaming is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
- Perley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Perley is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Hendrum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hendrum is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Halstad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Beltrami
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beltrami is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Hitterdal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hitterdal is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Fertile
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mahnomen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rindal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rindal is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
- Shelly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shelly is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Kragnes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kragnes is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragnes
- Waubun
(23 miles [37 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 Skandinavia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Norman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Skandinavia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ada
- Ada lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Skandinavia Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Fertile
- Glyndon
- Halstad
- Hawley
- Hendrum
- Hitterdal
- Mahnomen
- Ogema
- Ogema lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Skandinavia Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogema.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
- Twin Valley
- Ulen
- Ulen lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Skandinavia Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ulen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Waubun
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 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 Skandinavia Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Norman 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 Skandinavia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #652111 (Skandinavia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #652111 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: Norman
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Twin Valley SW
- Location given for Skandinavia Cemetery:
- Lat: 47.2521876 Lon: -96.4364548
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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 Norman, 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 from Point A (ie- Skandinavia 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. |