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A visit to the Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran 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 Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery ...

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

44.7031, -95.8006

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

The Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County<2>.

The county seat for Yellow Medicine County is located in Granite Falls. Granite Falls lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Lucas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Lucas Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lucas Cemetery
  • Fridhem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fridhem Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridhem Cemetery
  • Israels Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Israels Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israels Cemetery
  • Swede Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Swede Home Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Home Cemetery
  • Clarkfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Clarkfield Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkfield Cemetery
  • Icelandic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Icelandic Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Icelandic Cemetery
  • West Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The West Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hanley Falls.
    • The West Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hanley Falls Cemetery
    • West Yellow Medicine Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • West Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83799 <5>
  • English Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The English Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
  • Christ Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Christ Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
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    • Josephson Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottonwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
    • East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hanley Falls.
      • The East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82182 <5>
    • Camp Release Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Camp Release Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Release Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Release Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Granite Falls.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82049 <5>
    • Bergen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ten Mile Lake Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ten Mile Lake Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile Lake Cemetery
    • Stony Run Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.

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

  • Hazel Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Clarkfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cottonwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hanley Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Boyd
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <6>
  • Saint Leo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Minneota
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ghent
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Wood Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Taunton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Granite Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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    • Montevideo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Providence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Porter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Echo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <6>
    • Dawson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Dawson is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <6>
    • Lynd
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Maynard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Watson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sacred Heart
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yellow Medicine County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belview
    • Belview lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belview.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
  • Boyd
    • Boyd lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boyd.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Canby
    • Canby lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
  • Clarkfield
  • Cottonwood
  • Dawson
    • Dawson lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dawson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
  • Echo
    • Echo lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Echo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Granite Falls
  • Hanley Falls
  • Marshall
    • Marshall lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marshall.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Maynard
    • Maynard lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maynard.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Milroy
    • Milroy lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milroy.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
      • Minneota lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Minneota.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneota
    • Montevideo
    • Sacred Heart
    • Vesta
      • Vesta lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vesta.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
    • Watson
      • Watson lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Watson.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Wood Lake
      • Wood Lake lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wood Lake.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake

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 Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Yellow Medicine 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 Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2065674  (Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2065674 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: Yellow Medicine
      • Est. Elev: 330 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Normania
      • Location given for Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.7030556     Lon: -95.8005556
      • 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 Yellow Medicine, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran 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.