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A visit to the Vilstad Lutheran 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 Vilstad Lutheran Cemetery ...

The Vilstad Lutheran Cemetery is located in Pine County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • Blomskog Cemetery
  • Bruno Cemetery
    • The Bruno Cemetery is located in Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
  • Danforth Cemetery
    • The Danforth Cemetery is located in Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth Cemetery
  • Denham Cemetery
    • The Denham Cemetery is located in Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Cemetery
  • Finnish Lutheran Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  • Methodist Cemetery
    • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
  • Oak Lake Cemetery
    • The Oak Lake Cemetery is located in Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lake Cemetery
    • The Oak Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oak Lake Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2174684 <2>
  • Oak Lake Lutheran Cemetery
  • Peace Lutheran Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Pine County
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    • St. Isidore's Catholic Cemetery
      • The St. Isidore's Catholic Cemetery is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Isidore's Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Isidore's Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Sturgeon Lake.
      • The St. Isidore's Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Isadors Cemetery
      • St. Isidore's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960067 <2>
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Spring Park Cemetery
      • The Spring Park Cemetery is located in Pine County
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    • Sturgeon Lake Cemetery
    • Willow River City 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 Vilstad Lutheran Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Askov
  • Barnum
  • Bruno
    • Bruno is located in Pine County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Pine County
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  • Cloverton
    • Cloverton is located in Pine County
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  • Denham
    • Denham is located in Pine County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Duxbury
    • Duxbury is located in Pine County
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  • Finlayson
  • Hinckley
  • Kerrick
  • Kettle River
  • Kingsdale
    • Kingsdale is located in Pine County
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  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Moose Lake
    • Rutledge
      • Rutledge is located in Pine County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Sandstone
    • Sturgeon Lake
    • Willow River

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 Vilstad Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pine County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Vilstad Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Pine 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 Vilstad Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2069868  (Vilstad Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2069868 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: Pine
      • Est. Elev: 370 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Askov Lookout Tower

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Pine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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.
    <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 from Point A (ie- Vilstad Lutheran Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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