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A visit to the Suomi Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Suomi Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Suomi Cemetery (FG ID #83667).

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 Suomi Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Suomi Cemetery:

47.5011, -93.6888

The Suomi Cemetery is located in Itasca County<2>.

The county seat for Itasca County is located in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Suomi Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Suomi Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Suomi Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Evergreen Knoll Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Old Norwegian Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Donnelly Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Donnelly Cemetery is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly Cemetery
  • Stakes Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Stakes Cemetery is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stakes Cemetery
  • Olivet Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Olivet Cemetery is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
  • Balsam Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Balsam Cemetery is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Cemetery
  • Teigland Family Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Inger Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Inger Cemetery is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inger Cemetery
  • Lindenwood - Independent Apostolic Lutheran Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Lake Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sand Lake Cemetery is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Fairbanks Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Fairbanks Cemetery is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks Cemetery
    • Richard R Shadley Memorial Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Tibbets Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Tibbets Cemetery is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbets Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Mary Donald Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mary Donald Cemetery is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Donald Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • Wildwood Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
    • Old Soldiers Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Soldiers Cemetery is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Soldiers Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Suomi Cemetery.

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

  • Bowstring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowstring is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowstring
  • Marcell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Talmoon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Deer River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Zemple
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Zemple is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemple
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Bigfork
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Cohasset
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Coleraine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Taconite
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Taconite is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taconite
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Grand Rapids
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bovey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Max
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • La Prairie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wirt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wirt is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirt
    • Marble
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Squaw Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Calumet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Effie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Dora Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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 Suomi Cemetery. The following communities are located in Itasca County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Suomi Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Suomi Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Itasca 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 Suomi Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #83667

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #658550  (Suomi Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #658550 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: Itasca
      • Est. Elev: 421 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Marcell
      • Location given for Suomi Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.5010556     Lon: -93.6888165
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Itasca, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Suomi 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.