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A visit to the Minnie Lake 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 Minnie Lake Cemetery ...

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

47.1389, -97.8118

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

The Minnie Lake Cemetery is located in Barnes County<2>.

The county seat for Barnes County is located in Valley City. Valley City lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Minnie Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Minnie Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Minnie Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Morton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Morton Cemetery is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
  • Luverne Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Luverne Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne Cemetery
  • Pederson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Pederson Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pederson Cemetery
  • Page Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Page Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
  • Hope Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Hope Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
  • Lund Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Lund Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund Cemetery
    • The Lund Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Peterson Cemetery
  • Oriska Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Oriska Cemetery is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriska Cemetery
  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The St. Bernards Cemetery is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernards Cemetery
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Valley City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102029 <5>
  • St. Catherines Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Catherines Cemetery is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherines Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Catherines Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Valley City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102401 <5>
  • Woodbine Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Woodbine Cemetery is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodbine Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Valley City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102743 <5>
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    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Dazey Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Dazey Cemetery is located in Barnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dazey Cemetery
    • Prairie Rest Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Prairie Rest Cemetery is located in Barnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rest Cemetery
    • Erie Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Erie Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Cemetery
    • St. Petri Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The St. Petri Cemetery is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petri Cemetery
    • Elm River Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Elm River Cemetery is located in Traill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm River Cemetery
    • Nebo Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Nebo Cemetery is located in Barnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Cemetery
    • Hannaford Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hannaford Cemetery is located in Griggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannaford Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hannaford Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hannaford.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102003 <5>
    • Lyster Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lyster Cemetery is located in Griggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyster Cemetery
    • Sherbrooke Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The Sherbrooke Cemetery is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke 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 Minnie Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Pillsbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pillsbury is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
  • Luverne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sibley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sibley is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Ashtabula ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ashtabula is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtabula
  • Nolan ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Nolan is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan
  • Page
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hope
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Oriska
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • North Valley City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • North Valley City is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Valley City
  • Tower City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ayr
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rogers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Dazey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Buffalo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Erie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Galesburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Walum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Walum is located in Griggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walum
    • Hannaford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Absaraka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherbrooke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Sherbrooke is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke

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 Minnie Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Barnes County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ayr
    • Ayr lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Minnie Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ayr.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
  • Buffalo
  • Dazey
  • Hannaford
  • Hope
    • Hope lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Minnie Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hope.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Luverne
  • Oriska
  • Page
    • Page lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Minnie Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Page.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
  • Rogers
    • Rogers lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Minnie Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rogers.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Sanborn
  • Sherbrooke
  • Tower City
  • Valley City

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Minnie Lake Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Barnes 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 Minnie Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1030247  (Minnie Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1030247 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: Barnes
      • Est. Elev: 394 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pillsbury
      • Location given for Minnie Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.1388725     Lon: -97.8117681
      • 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 North Dakota's counties, including Barnes, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Minnie Lake 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.