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A visit to the Skibvedt 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 Skibvedt Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Skibvedt 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 Skibvedt Cemetery

Lat:   46.3402°   (46° 20' 24")

Lon:   -95.7175°   (-95° 43' 3")

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

The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Skibvedt Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Skibvedt Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
  • First Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The First Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
  • First Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Lutheran Cemetery
    • The First Lutheran Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • 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>
  • Rindal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lakewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
  • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
  • Silent Vale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silent Vale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silent Vale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Silent Vale Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
  • St. James Catholic Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Catholic Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Catholic Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. James Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Tingvold Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tingvold Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tingvold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tingvold Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Sverdrup Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sverdrup Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sverdrup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sverdrup Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Trefoldlighed Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Girard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Girard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Girard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Girard Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Otter Tail Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otter Tail Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otter Tail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Otter Tail Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Sunset Memorial Unitarian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Unitarian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Unitarian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunset Memorial Unitarian Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Tordenskjold Free Mission Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tordenskjold Free Mission Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tordenskjold Free Mission Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tordenskjold Free Mission Church Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Skibvedt Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Skibvedt Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Battle Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Amor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
    • Amor is located in Otter Tail County
  • Clitherall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clitherall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clitherall
    • Clitherall is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clitherall <6>
  • Maine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
    • Maine is located in Otter Tail County
  • Nirvana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
    • Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
  • Underwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
    • Underwood is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Underwood <6>
  • Ottertail
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottertail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottertail
    • Ottertail is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottertail <6>
  • Vining
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Leaf City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaf City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
    • Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
  • Richville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
    • Richville is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richville <6>
  • Henning
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
    • Henning is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <6>
  • Dent
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
    • Dent is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <6>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Dalton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Edwards
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Edwards is located in Otter Tail County
    • Fergus Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ashby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
      • Ashby is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashby <6>
    • Urbank
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbank
      • Urbank is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Melby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
      • Melby is located in Douglas County
    • Deer Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
    • Perham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
      • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <6>
    • Elizabeth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
      • Elizabeth is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <6>

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 Skibvedt 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 Skibvedt 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 Skibvedt Cemetery:

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 Skibvedt Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #652115  (Skibvedt Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #652115 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: Battle Lake
    • County: Otter Tail         Elev: 411
    • Location given for GNIS #652115 (Skibvedt Cemetery)

The official website for Otter Tail County: www.co.otter-tail.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 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Skibvedt Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3402, Longitude: -95.7175       In this case, the coordinates for the Skibvedt 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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