A visit to the West Elbow Lake 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 West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery:
45.9861, -96.0583
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery is located in Grant County<2>.
The county seat for Grant County is located in Elbow Lake. Elbow Lake lies just to the east of the West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Elbow Lake.
- The St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Loretto Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163077 <5>
- Ness Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ness Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ness Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ness Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Elbow Lake.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82885 <5>
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Hereford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hereford Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Lund Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lund Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund Cemetery
- Sigdal Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethania Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethania Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
- Norcross Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gorton Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gorton Twp. Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorton Twp. Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Christ Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lawrence Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Native American Burial Grounds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Pomme de Terre Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hjerdal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hjerdal Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hjerdal Cemetery
- Rock Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Rock Prairie Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Prairie Cemetery
- Fridhem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Fridhem Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridhem Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran 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 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wendell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elbow Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thorsborg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thorsborg is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
- Barrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barrett is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Charlesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Charlesville is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Norcross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norcross is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Erdahl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Erdahl is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
- Herman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Herman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
- Western
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Western is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Nashua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nashua is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Tintah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tintah is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Ashby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Dalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Melby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Melby is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
- Evansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Campbell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 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 West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grant County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashby
- Ashby lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ashby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Barrett
- Barrett lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Barrett.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Brandon
- Campbell
- Dalton
- Dalton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dalton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Elbow Lake
- Evansville
- Fergus Falls
- Foxhome
- Foxhome lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foxhome.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
- Herman
- Herman lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Herman.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Hoffman
- Tintah
- Underwood
- Wendell
- Wendell lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wendell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery:
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- 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 West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2068492 (West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2068492 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: Grant
- Est. Elev: 350 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Trisko Lake
- Location given for West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.9861111 Lon: -96.0583333
- 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 Grant, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Elbow Lake Lutheran 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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