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A visit to the Wood Lake Cemetery ...


The location of the Wood Lake Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Wood Lake Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wood Lake Cemetery

Lat:   44.3444°   (44° 20' 39")

Lon:   -96.0208°   (-96° 1' 14")

The Wood Lake Cemetery is located in Lyon County<2>.

The county seat for Lyon County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Wood Lake Cemetery .

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 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 Wood Lake Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Lyon County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Wood Lake Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wood Lake Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wood Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Russell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Tyler
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <4>
    • Florence
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Lynd
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynd
      • Lynd is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynd <4>
    • Arco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arco
      • Arco is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arco <4>
    • Balaton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balaton
      • Balaton is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balaton <4>
    • Ruthton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Marshall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ghent
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ghent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
      • Ghent is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ghent <4>
    • Lake Benton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivanhoe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
      • Ivanhoe is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <4>
    • Garvin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
      • Garvin is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Minneota
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minneota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneota
        • Minneota is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneota <4>
      • Amiret
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret
        • Amiret is located in Lyon County
      • Taunton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Holland
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
        • Holland is located in Pipestone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 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 Wood Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lyon County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Wood Lake Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Island Lake Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Island Lake Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Lake Cemetery
    • Mission Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mission Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Cemetery
    • Russell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Lynd Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lynd Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynd Cemetery
    • St. Dionysius Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Dionysius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Dionysius Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Dionysius Cemetery
    • Danebod Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Opdal Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Opdal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Opdal Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Opdal Cemetery
    • Lyons Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lyons Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Lakeside Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
      • Ruthton Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruthton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ruthton Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruthton Cemetery
      • Old Hemnes Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hemnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Hemnes Cemetery is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hemnes Cemetery
      • Hemnes Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hemnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hemnes Cemetery is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hemnes Cemetery
      • Danish Evangelical Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Danish Evangelical Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Evangelical Cemetery
      • Briffett Family Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briffett Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Briffett Family Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briffett Family Cemetery
      • Peace Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Peace Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
      • Sillerud Lutheran Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

    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 Wood Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2064364  (Wood Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2064364 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Dead Coon Lake
      • County: Lyon         Elev: 493
      • Location given for GNIS #2064364 (Wood Lake Cemetery)

    The official website for Lyon County: www.lyonco.org/

    The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

    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 Lyon, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wood Lake Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3444, Longitude: -96.0208       In this case, the coordinates for the Wood Lake Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.




 

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