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A visit to the Stavanger Lutheran Church 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 Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery:

46.3556, -95.9847

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

The Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County<2>.

The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies just to the southwest of the Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Vang Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Vang Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vang Cemetery
  • Swedish Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Kongsberg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Kongsberg Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kongsberg Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Trinity Faith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Otto's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Otto's Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Otto's Cemetery
    • The St. Otto's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Our Lady of Victory Cemetery
    • St. Otto's Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #381723 <5>
  • First Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The First Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Cemetery
  • First United Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The First United Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First United Cemetery
  • State Hospital for the Insane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Aurdal Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Aurdal Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurdal Cemetery
    • Tingvold Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Tingvold Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingvold Cemetery
    • Tonseth Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sverdrup Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sverdrup Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sverdrup Cemetery
    • German Evangelical Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Unitarian Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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 Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Fergus Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Edwards
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Edwards is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Underwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elizabeth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Maine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Maine is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
  • Erhard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dalton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Amor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Amor is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
  • Battle Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Pelican Rapids
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Foxhome
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Western
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Western is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Rothsay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clitherall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Dent
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Dent is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <6>
    • Ashby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Nirvana
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
    • Richville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ottertail
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Stavanger Lutheran Church 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 Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ashby
    • Ashby lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ashby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
  • Battle Lake
  • Dalton
    • Dalton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dalton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Fergus Falls
  • Foxhome
    • Foxhome lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foxhome.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
  • Pelican Rapids
  • Underwood
  • Vergas
    • Vergas lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vergas.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergas
  • Wendell
    • Wendell lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wendell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Otter Tail 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 Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2072722  (Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2072722 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: Otter Tail
      • Est. Elev: 406 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wall Lake
      • Location given for Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.3555556     Lon: -95.9847222
      • 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 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Stavanger Lutheran Church 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.