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A visit to the West 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 Lake Lutheran Cemetery ...

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

45.2869, -95.2033

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

The West Lake Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County<2>.

The county seat for Kandiyohi County is located in Willmar. Willmar lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the West Lake Lutheran Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the West Lake Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Church of God Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Church of God Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church of God Cemetery
  • Nannestad Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Nannestad Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nannestad Cemetery
  • West Norway Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • East Norway Lake Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • First Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The First Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Lutheran Cemetery
  • Monson Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Monson Lake Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Lake Cemetery
  • Sunburg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Sunburg Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg Cemetery
  • West Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The West Salem Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem Cemetery
  • Mamrelund Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Lunby Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lunby Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunby Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lake Florida Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Lake Florida Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Florida Cemetery
    • Nichols Farm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Nichols Farm Cemetery is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Farm Cemetery
    • Colfax Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Colfax Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Colfax Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of New London.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2428399 <5>
    • Stockholm Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Frank Lake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Frank Lake Cemetery is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Lake Cemetery
    • Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Endresen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Endresen Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endresen Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the West Lake Lutheran Cemetery.

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

  • Sunburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Kerkhoven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pennock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pennock is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
  • Murdock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Murdock is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • New London
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Spicer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Spicer is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,224 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spicer <6>
  • Swift Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Swift Falls is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls
  • De Graff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • De Graff is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Willmar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilmar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilmar is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
  • Belgrade
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
  • Brooten
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Brooten is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Kandiyohi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kandiyohi is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kandiyohi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Raymond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hawick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Hawick is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawick
    • Regal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Regal is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Benson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sedan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Sedan is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 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 Lake Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kandiyohi County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Atwater
    • Atwater lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the West Lake Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Atwater.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
  • Belgrade
  • Benson
    • Benson lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West (W) of the West Lake Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Brooten
    • Brooten lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the West Lake Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brooten.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
  • Clara City
  • Kerkhoven
  • Murdock
    • Murdock lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the West Lake Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Murdock.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
  • New London
  • Paynesville
  • Raymond
  • Spicer
    • Spicer lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the West Lake Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Spicer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
  • Willmar
    • Willmar lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the West Lake Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Willmar.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willmar

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 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 West Lake Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Kandiyohi 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 Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2067744  (West Lake Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2067744 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: Kandiyohi
      • Est. Elev: 380 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sunburg
      • Location given for West Lake Lutheran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.2869444     Lon: -95.2033333
      • 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 Kandiyohi, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.