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A visit to the Wilton 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 Wilton Cemetery ...

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

47.4988, -94.9706

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

The Wilton Cemetery is located in Beltrami County<2>.

The county seat for Beltrami County is located in Bemidji. Bemidji lies just to the east southeast of the Wilton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wilton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Wilton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Eckles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Eckles Cemetery is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckles Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lammers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lammers Cemetery is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lammers Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Northern Cemetery
    • Northern Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82914 <5>
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Nymore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Nymore Cemetery is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymore Cemetery
  • Solway Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Solway Cemetery is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solway Cemetery
  • Jones Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Jones Twp. Cemetery is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Twp. Cemetery
  • Pinewood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pinewood Cemetery is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Cemetery
    • The Pinewood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pinewood - Dodge Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83075 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Aardahl Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Turtle Lake Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Turtle Lake Cemetery is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake Cemetery
    • Nary Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Nary Cemetery is located in Hubbard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nary Cemetery
    • South Arm Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The South Arm Cemetery is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Arm Cemetery
      • The South Arm Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Turtle River Twp. Cemetery
    • Pine Ridge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • Buzzle Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Buzzle Cemetery is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzle Cemetery
    • Shevlin - Moose Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Moose Creek Twp. Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Fern Twp. Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fern Twp. Cemetery is located in Hubbard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Twp. Cemetery
      • The Fern Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Becida Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2390251 <5>
    • East Side Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The East Side Cemetery is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wilton Cemetery.

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

  • Wilton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Wilton is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Bemidji
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lavinia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lavinia is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
  • Solway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rosby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosby is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosby
  • Pinewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinewood is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Turtle River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Turtle River is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Puposky
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Puposky is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puposky
  • Shevlin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Debs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Debs is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debs
  • Tenstrike
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Leonard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Cass Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Nebish
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Nebish is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebish
    • Lake George
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Hines
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Island Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Island Lake is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
    • Bagley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Bagley is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagley <6>
    • Minerva
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Minerva is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
    • Laporte
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pennington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)

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 Wilton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Beltrami County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Wilton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Beltrami 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 Wilton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #654240  (Wilton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #654240 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: Beltrami
      • Est. Elev: 422 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bemidji West
      • Location given for Wilton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.4988407     Lon: -94.9705598
      • 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 Beltrami, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wilton 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.