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A visit to the Trinity 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 Trinity Cemetery ...

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

46.3508, -95.2578

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

The Trinity Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County<2>.

The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<3> to the west of the Trinity Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Trinity Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Trinity Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Salem Evangelical Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Inman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Inman Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Cemetery
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Compton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Compton Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
  • Wrightstown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wrightstown Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown Cemetery
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
  • Gustafva Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Gustafva Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustafva Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
    • The St. Anns Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83244 <5>
  • Wadena Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Norwegian Methodist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Trefoldighed Menighed Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hewitt Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt Cemetery
    • St. John's Catholic Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Topelius Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Topelius Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topelius Cemetery
    • Leaf Lake Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Leaf Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Lake Cemetery
    • Henning Ttwp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Henning Ttwp. Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning Ttwp. Cemetery
    • Henning Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Henning Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning Cemetery
    • Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • United Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The United Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
    • Zion & St. Johns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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 Trinity Cemetery.

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

  • Deer Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Henning
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hewitt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hewitt is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Wadena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wadena is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadena <6>
  • Bluffton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Bertha
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Leaf City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
  • New York Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Verndale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Vining
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Parkers Prairie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Aldrich
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Aldrich is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Ottertail
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Nirvana
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
    • Eagle Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Davies
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
    • Clitherall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Urbank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Urbank is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbank
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Rose City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Rose City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
    • Sebeka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Richville
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Trinity 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 Trinity Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Trinity 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 Trinity Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #653298  (Trinity Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #653298 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: 430 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Henning SE
      • Location given for Trinity Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.3507951     Lon: -95.2578096
      • 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 '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- Trinity 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.