A visit to the West Lake Johanna 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 Johanna Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Lake Johanna Cemetery:
45.4556, -95.2553
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Lake Johanna Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Lake Johanna Cemetery is located in Pope County<2>.
The county seat for Pope County is located in Glenwood. Glenwood lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the West Lake Johanna Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Lake Johanna Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the West Lake Johanna Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Lake Johanna Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lake Johanna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hitman Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stockholm Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scandia Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Lake Johanna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chippewa Falls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sather Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nichols Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Nichols Farm Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Farm Cemetery
- Sunburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sunburg Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg Cemetery
- St. Donatus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Donatus Cemetery is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Donatus Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Christian Reform Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swift Falls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Swift Falls Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls Cemetery
- West Norway Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Lake Ben Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Lake Ben Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ben Cemetery
- Monson Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Monson Lake Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Lake Cemetery
- Crow Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Crow Lake Cemetery is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Lake Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the West Lake Johanna Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Lake Johanna Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sunburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Brooten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brooten is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Sedan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sedan is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Swift Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swift Falls is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls
- Grove Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Lake is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
- Belgrade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Belgrade is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
- Glenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Long Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Long Beach is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Elrosa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Graff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- De Graff is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Murdock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Murdock is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Villard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Starbuck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kerkhoven
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New London
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Westport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Benson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Regal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Regal is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Clontarf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pennock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pennock is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Spicer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Greenwald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lowry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Prairie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Prairie is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
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 Johanna 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 Johanna Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belgrade
- Benson
- Benson lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the West Lake Johanna Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Brooten
- Glenwood
- Kerkhoven
- Murdock
- New London
- Spicer
- Starbuck
- 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 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 West Lake Johanna 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 Johanna Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2066877 (West Lake Johanna Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2066877 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: Lake Simon
- Location given for West Lake Johanna Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.4555556 Lon: -95.2552778
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Lake Johanna 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. |