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

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

46.4519, -95.9881

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

The Tonseth 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 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Tonseth Lutheran Church Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Tonseth Lutheran Church Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Maplewood Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Maplewood Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Maplewood Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maplewood Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2314941 <5>
  • Lake Lida Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Lake Lida Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lida Cemetery
  • Scandinavian Christian Mission Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Central Swede Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bagstevold Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bagstevold Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagstevold Cemetery
  • Zion Elizabeth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Zion Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Elizabeth Cemetery
  • Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Swedish Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Leonard's Catholic Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pelican Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pelican Valley Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Valley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Friborg Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • German Evangelical Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Evangelical Lutheran Kirchof Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Vang Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Vang Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vang Cemetery
    • Tingvold Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Tingvold Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingvold Cemetery
    • Silent Vale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Silent Vale Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Vale Cemetery
    • St. James Catholic Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Old Friborg Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Old Friborg Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Friborg Cemetery
    • Kongsberg Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Kongsberg Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kongsberg Cemetery
    • East Lida Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The East Lida Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lida Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Tonseth Lutheran Church Cemetery.

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

  • Edwards
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Edwards is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Erhard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Elizabeth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Maine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Maine is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
  • Pelican Rapids
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fergus Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Underwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Amor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Amor is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
  • Dent
    (14 miles [22.5 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>
  • Rothsay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Vergas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Battle Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Richville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Cormorant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Cormorant is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormorant
    • Foxhome
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Dalton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bucks Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bucks Mill is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
    • Lawndale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Lawndale is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
    • Clitherall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ottertail
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Western
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Western is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
    • Nirvana
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
    • Perham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <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 Tonseth 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 Tonseth Lutheran Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Battle Lake
  • Dalton
    • Dalton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Tonseth Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dalton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Fergus Falls
  • Foxhome
    • Foxhome lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Tonseth Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foxhome.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
  • Frazee
    • Frazee lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Tonseth Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Frazee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee
  • Pelican Rapids
  • Perham
    • Perham lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Tonseth Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
  • Underwood
  • Vergas
    • Vergas lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Tonseth Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vergas.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergas

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Tonseth 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 Tonseth Lutheran Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2072690  (Tonseth Lutheran Church Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2072690 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: 440 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Heilberger Lake
      • Location given for Tonseth Lutheran Church Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.4519444     Lon: -95.9880556
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tonseth 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.