A visit to the Sticklestad 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 Sticklestad Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sticklestad Cemetery:
46.1783, -96.4092
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sticklestad Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sticklestad Cemetery is located in Wilkin County<2>.
The county seat for Wilkin County is located in Breckenridge. Breckenridge lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Sticklestad Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sticklestad Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Sticklestad Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sticklestad Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Vikku Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vukku Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Vukku Church Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vukku Church Cemetery
- Foxhome Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Foxhome Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Bohemian National Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bohemian National Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Wahpeton (ND).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101759 <5>
- Riverside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Wahpeton (ND).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102338 <5>
- Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Memorial Gardens is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Wahpeton (ND).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101917 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Fairmount (ND).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101784 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Western Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Western Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery
- Western Presbyterian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wahpeton (ND).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101793 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Galls Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Galls Cemetery is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Galls Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Wahpeton (ND).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2355045 <5>
- Lawrence Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burau Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Burau Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burau Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sticklestad Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sticklestad Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Doran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Doran is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Campbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Foxhome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Childs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Childs is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Tenney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tenney is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
- Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
- Nashua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Western
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Western is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Breckenridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wahpeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tintah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tintah is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Oswald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oswald is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Charlesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Charlesville is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Wendell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fergus Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dwight
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dwight is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Great Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- White Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Elizabeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview Junction is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Junction
- Rothsay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
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 Sticklestad Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilkin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sticklestad Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Breckenridge
- Campbell
- Dalton
- Fairmount
- Fergus Falls
- Foxhome
- Tintah
- Wahpeton
- Wendell
- White Rock
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 Sticklestad Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Wilkin 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 Sticklestad Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2068564 (Sticklestad Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2068564 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: Wilkin
- Est. Elev: 300 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Doran
- Location given for Sticklestad Cemetery:
- Lat: 46.1783333 Lon: -96.4091667
- 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 Wilkin, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sticklestad 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. |
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