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A visit to the Willow Valley 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 Willow Valley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willow Valley Cemetery:

47.9080, -92.8713

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

The Willow Valley Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County<2>.

The county seat for Saint Louis County is located in Duluth. Duluth lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Willow Valley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Willow Valley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Willow Valley Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willow Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Greaney Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greaney Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greaney Cemetery
  • Little Fork Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Little Fork Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Fork Cemetery
  • Celina Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cook Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Cook Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
  • Alango Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Alango Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alango Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
  • Morcom Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Morcom Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morcom Cemetery
  • Leiding Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Leiding Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiding Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Silverdale Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Silverdale Cemetery is located in Koochiching County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Idington Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Idington Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idington Cemetery
    • Bearville Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bearville Cemetery is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearville Cemetery
    • Forest Home Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
    • Sandy Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sandy Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cemetery
    • Bois Forte Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bois Forte Cemetery is located in Koochiching County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois Forte Cemetery
    • Old Vermilion Lake Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vermilion Lake Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Vermilion Lake Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Lake Cemetery
    • Chisholm Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm Cemetery
      • The Chisholm Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1576546 <5>
    • Florenton Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Florenton Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenton Cemetery
    • West Pike Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The West Pike Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pike Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Willow Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willow Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Gheen Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gheen Corner is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gheen Corner
  • Cook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cook is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <6>
  • Orr
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Orr is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orr <6>
  • Bear River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bear River is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River
  • Angora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nett Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Nett Lake is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nett Lake
  • Side Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Britt
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Kinney
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Kinney is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Buhl
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Buhl is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
  • Mountain Iron
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tower
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Tower is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower <6>
  • Chisholm
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Tower Junction
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Tower Junction is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Junction

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 Willow Valley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Saint Louis County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willow Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bear River
  • Buhl
    • Buhl lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Willow Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Buhl.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
  • Chisholm
  • Cook
    • Cook lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Willow Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cook.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
  • Mountain Iron
  • Tower
    • Tower lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Willow Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tower.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Willow Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Saint Louis 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 Willow Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #662804  (Willow Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #662804 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: St. Louis
      • Est. Elev: 411 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gheen
      • Location given for Willow Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.9079758     Lon: -92.8712852
      • 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 Saint Louis, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willow Valley 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.