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A visit to the Union Lake 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 Union Lake Cemetery ...

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

47.5642, -96.0983

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

The Union Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Crookston. Crookston lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Union Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Union Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Union Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lima Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
  • Maple Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maple Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lake Cemetery
  • Faaberg Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Zion Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Storelvedalen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Elm Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Winger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Winger Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winger Cemetery
  • Dovre Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Dovre Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovre Cemetery
  • Little Norway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gosen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gosen Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Rodnes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Rodnes Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodnes Cemetery
    • Maple Bay Free Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • International Order of Good Templars Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
    • Norman Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • First English Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • Maple Bay Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Maple Bay Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bay Cemetery
    • Concordia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Synod Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Synod Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Synod Cemetery
    • Broderheim Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Broderheim Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broderheim Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Union Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Rindal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rindal is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
  • Winger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Erskine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fertile
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mentor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Flaming
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Flaming is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
  • Bejou
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • McIntosh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dugdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dugdale is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
  • Melvin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Melvin is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
  • Gary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fosston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Brooks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Mahnomen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Faith
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Faith is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
    • Beltrami
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Beltrami is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Lengby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lengby is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lengby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 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 Union Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ada
    • Ada lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Union Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Erskine
  • Fertile
  • Fosston
  • Gully
    • Gully lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Union Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gully.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
  • Mahnomen
  • McIntosh
  • Mentor
    • Mentor lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Union Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mentor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
  • Oklee
    • Oklee lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Union Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oklee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklee
  • Plummer
  • Twin Valley
  • Winger
    • Winger lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Union Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Winger.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winger

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 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 Union Lake Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Polk 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 Union Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2081318  (Union Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2081318 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: Polk
      • Est. Elev: 376 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Union Lake
      • Location given for Union Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.5641667     Lon: -96.0983333
      • 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 Polk, 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- Union Lake 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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