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A visit to the Wolf Lake Community 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 Wolf Lake Community Cemetery ...

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

46.8039, -95.3533

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

The Wolf Lake Community Cemetery is located in Becker County<2>.

The county seat for Becker County is located in Detroit Lakes. Detroit Lakes lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the west of the Wolf Lake Community Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wolf Lake Community Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Wolf Lake Community Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Palm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Palm Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Pickerel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pickerel Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerel Cemetery
  • Spruce Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Spruce Grove Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Grove Cemetery
  • Pickett Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Snellman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Snellman Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snellman Cemetery
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
  • St. Paul's Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Red Eye Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Red Eye Valley Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Eye Valley Cemetery
    • Alajoki Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Alajoki Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alajoki Cemetery
    • Osage Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Osage Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
    • Linnel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Linnel Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnel Cemetery
    • Church of the Wildwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Paddock - Bethel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wolf Lake Community Cemetery.

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

  • Wolf Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Evergreen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Osage
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ponsford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Menahga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pine Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pine Point is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
  • Davies
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
  • Park Rapids
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rochert
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Frazee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Perham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <5>
    • Sebeka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Two Inlets
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Two Inlets is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Inlets
    • New York Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Dorset
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dorset is located in Hubbard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset

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 Wolf Lake Community Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Becker County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Detroit Lakes
  • Frazee
    • Frazee lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Wolf Lake Community Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Frazee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee
  • Menahga
    • Menahga lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Wolf Lake Community Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Menahga.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menahga
  • Nevis
    • Nevis lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wolf Lake Community Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nevis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevis
  • New York Mills
  • Osage
    • Osage lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Wolf Lake Community Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osage.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
  • Park Rapids
  • Perham
    • Perham lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Wolf Lake Community Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
  • Ponsford
  • Sebeka
    • Sebeka lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Wolf Lake Community Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sebeka.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebeka
  • Vergas
    • Vergas lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Wolf Lake Community Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vergas.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergas

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 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 Wolf Lake Community Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Becker 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 Wolf Lake Community Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2108230  (Wolf Lake Community Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2108230 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: Becker
      • Est. Elev: 479 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wolf Lake
      • Location given for Wolf Lake Community Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.8038889     Lon: -95.3533333
      • 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 Becker, 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- Wolf Lake Community 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.