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A visit to the West Wild Rice 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 Wild Rice Cemetery ...

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

47.2661, -96.3117

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

The West Wild Rice Cemetery is located in Norman County<2>.

The county seat for Norman County is located in Ada. Ada lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the West Wild Rice Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Wild Rice Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the West Wild Rice Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • St. Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The St. Williams Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Williams Cemetery
  • Twin Valley City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Zion Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Zion Memorial Gardens is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Memorial Gardens
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • West Wild Rice Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • North Wild Rice Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Skandinavia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Skandinavia Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skandinavia Cemetery
  • Syre Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Syre Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syre Cemetery
  • Hlubek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hlubek Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hlubek Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • United Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • East Wild Rice Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Gary Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Cemetery
    • Luchau Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Luchau Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luchau Cemetery
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
    • Jevnaker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Jevnaker Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jevnaker Cemetery
    • Old Jevnaker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Old Jevnaker Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jevnaker Cemetery
    • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • St. Petri Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Petri Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petri Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the West Wild Rice Cemetery.

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

  • Twin Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Twin Valley is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
  • Gary
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ada
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ada is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <5>
  • Borup
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Borup is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Flom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Faith
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Faith is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
  • Ulen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Flaming
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Flaming is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
  • Felton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mahnomen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Waubun
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Rindal
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Rindal is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Fertile
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hitterdal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Hitterdal is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Bejou
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ogema
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ogema is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Beltrami
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Beltrami is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Perley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Perley is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Hendrum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Hendrum is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 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 Wild Rice Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Norman County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ada
    • Ada lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the West Wild Rice Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Fertile
  • Halstad
    • Halstad lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the West Wild Rice Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Halstad.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstad
  • Hawley
  • Hendrum
  • Hitterdal
  • Mahnomen
  • Ogema
    • Ogema lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the West Wild Rice Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogema.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
  • Twin Valley
  • Ulen
    • Ulen lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South (S) of the West Wild Rice Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ulen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
  • Waubun
    • Waubun lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the West Wild Rice Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waubun.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubun
  • White Earth
  • Winger
    • Winger lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the West Wild Rice Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Winger.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winger

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 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 Wild Rice Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Norman 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 Wild Rice Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #654024  (West Wild Rice Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #654024 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: Norman
      • Est. Elev: 309 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Twin Valley
      • Location given for West Wild Rice Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.2660747     Lon: -96.3117275
      • 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 Norman, 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 from Point A (ie- West Wild Rice 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.