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A visit to the West Lake Amelia 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 Lake Amelia Cemetery ...

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

45.6658, -95.3034

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

The West Lake Amelia Cemetery is located in Pope County<2>.

The county seat for Pope County is located in Glenwood. Glenwood lies just to the west southwest of the West Lake Amelia Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Lake Amelia Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the West Lake Amelia Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Lake Amelia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lake Amelia Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Amelia Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Glenwood City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Glenwood City Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City Cemetery
    • The Glenwood City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Glenwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2538189 <5>
  • Lake Leven Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Lake Leven Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Leven Cemetery
  • Lake Reno Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lake Reno Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Reno Cemetery
  • Lake Ann Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Lake Ann Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann Cemetery
  • Chief White Bear Grave
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Sedan.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82565 <5>
  • Barsness Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grove Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Grove Lake Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Bohemian Independent Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bohemian Independent Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Independent Cemetery
      • The Bohemian Independent Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bohemian Cemetery
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
    • Swedish Mission Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lake Ben Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lake Ben Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ben Cemetery
    • Lyman Prairie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Lyman Prairie Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman Prairie Cemetery
    • English Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The English Grove Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Grove Cemetery
    • Early Indherred Community Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Chippewa Falls Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the West Lake Amelia Cemetery.

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

  • Villard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Long Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Long Beach is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Sedan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sedan is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Grove Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove Lake is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
  • Westport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Westport is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Forada
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lowry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Starbuck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Brooten
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooten is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
  • West Union
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Union is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Alexandria
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Osakis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nelson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Nelson is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • New Prairie ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • New Prairie is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
    • Holmes City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Holmes City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
    • Farwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Farwell is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Sauk Centre
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Elrosa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Swift Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Swift Falls is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls
    • Belgrade
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
    • Kensington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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 Lake Amelia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pope County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alexandria
  • Belgrade
  • Brooten
  • Cyrus
    • Cyrus lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West (W) of the West Lake Amelia Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cyrus.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
  • Glenwood
  • Osakis
    • Osakis lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the West Lake Amelia Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osakis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osakis
  • Sauk Centre
  • Starbuck
  • Villard
    • Villard lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the West Lake Amelia Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Villard.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villard
  • Westport

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lake Amelia Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Pope 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 West Lake Amelia Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #653978  (West Lake Amelia Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #653978 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: Pope
      • Est. Elev: 421 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Villard
      • Location given for West Lake Amelia Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.6657958     Lon: -95.3033664
      • 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 Pope, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Lake Amelia 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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