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Wadena
County |
Alajoki
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Runeberg Apostolic Lutheran Cemetery, Aljoki Cemetery | Township
Blueberry | City
Menahga | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T138N - R35W | Section
NW NW 18 |
Latitude
464632 N | Longitude
0950946 W | USGS
7.5 map Park Rapids SW | Cemetery
type Orig private then church | Established
17 Jun 1907 |
Driving
Directions Just inside W boundary of Wadena County, along eastern
side of border road with Becker Co. On co rds 16 & 156, near N boundary of
Wadena Co, S of Hubbard Co. Accessible either W from Menahga or W from Park Rapids
and then S from Hwy 34. |
Notes
#27. Previously affiliated church was across road in Becker Co. Cem sometimes
listed in Becker Co. "Small well-kept family plot which was deeded to Apostolic
Luth Ch of Runnebud (sic) Twp, Becker Co in 1907" Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions,
Norrine F. Burnham, 1981: 138/35/20; USGS map: Park Rapids SW If Runeberg Apostolic
Luth Ch in Menahga is now owner, this is one of several cemeteries owned by that
church. Alajoki is a familiar traditional surname in this part of the county.
David Haataja (218) 564-5001 |
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| Transcription
Date 1981 | Transcriber
Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 12/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
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Assumption
of Our Lady Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Church of Assumption Cemetery | Township
Blueberry | City
Menahga |
Active/Inactive A |
Street
Address |
Township-Range T138N - R35W | Section
NW NW 27 |
Latitude 464440 N | Longitude
0950555 W | USGS
7.5 map | Cemetery
type Church | Established
27 Aug 1958 |
Driving
Directions S of Hwy 87, S of main Menahga intersection, on E side
of Hwy 71, N of Menahga Campground |
Notes
#29. "Looks to passers-by almost as if it is a part of someone's yard. The stones
are at random." Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions, Norrine F. Burnham, 1981.
One reference puts it in section 23. |
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| Transcription
Date 1981 | Transcriber
Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 |
Publisher Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 1/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
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Bethany
Lutheran Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Bethany Free Lutheran Cemetery, Hay Creek Cemetery, Norwegian
Lutheran Cemetery | Township
Wing River | City
Blue Grass | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T135N - R34W | Section
NE NE 06 |
Latitude
463233 N | Longitude
0950025 W | USGS
7.5 map | Cemetery
type Church | Established
1905 |
Driving
Directions Just W of Hwy 23 "Verndale Cutoff" at Blue Grass intersection
with Hwy 8. |
Notes
#12. Jim Mell (218) 631-2289. Bethany Free Lutheran Church is across Hwy 23 from
St Hubert Catholic Church |
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|
| Transcription
Date 1981 | Transcriber
Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 3/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
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Blueberry
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Blueberry Twp? Cemetery, Hillview? Cemetery, Union? Cemetery | Township
Blueberry | City
Menahga | Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T138N - R35W | Section
NW NE 20 |
Latitude
| Longitude
| USGS
7.5 map | Cemetery
type | Established
|
Driving
Directions ? 8 mi W from Menahga on Hwy 87, then 4 mi S |
Notes
USGS map: Park Rapids SW ? Could this be either Hillview Cem or Union Cem? Note
Hillview Cemetery also in this list. There are separate references to Hillview
and Union cemeteries in Blueberry Township with no additional information about
location. (Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions, Norrine F. Burnham, 1981). Menahga
City Clerk (218) 564-4557. Also check with Robert Hillstrom (218) 564-4378 |
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Bullard
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Cottingham Cemetery, Bullard Township Cemetery | Township
Bullard | City
Staples |
Active/Inactive I |
Street
Address |
Township-Range T135N - R33W | Section
SW NE 24 |
Latitude 462933 N | Longitude
0944705 W | USGS
7.5 map | Cemetery
type Twp | Established
1889 ? |
Driving
Directions Co rd 30 E of Cottingham Park |
Notes
#9. "Overgrown with thick brush, as many as 15 burials, 3 sunken, no markers,
all before 1900" (Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions, Norrine F. Burnham, 1981).
See newspaper story, Wadena Pioneer Journal, 28 Feb 1991. |
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| Transcription
Date 1981 |
Transcriber Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 1/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
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Calvary
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] St Ann's Catholic Cemetery, Saint Ann's Cemetery, Wadena
Catholic Cemetery, Compton Cemetery | Township
Wadena | City
Wadena | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address 514 SE 1st St | Township-Range
T134N - R35W | Section
S2 NW 07 |
Latitude
462614 N | Longitude
0950859 W | USGS
7.5 map Wadena | Cemetery
type Church | Established
1955 ? |
Driving
Directions Within city of Wadena, W of US Hwy 71 and S of Hwy 29,
S across street from Wadena City Cem |
Notes
#8. Land purchased in 1955. This cemetery also includes most of the bodies removed
from Compton Township Catholic Cemetery in Ottertail County, perhaps in 1886.
Excellent transcription at Wadena County Historical Society. |
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| Transcription
Date 1981 | Transcriber
Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 44/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
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Evergreen
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Greenwood Cemetery, Graba Cemetery, Grwon Cemetery | Township
Meadow | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T137N - R34W | Section
SW SW 32 |
Latitude
463758 N | Longitude
0950046 W | USGS
7.5 map Sebeka | Cemetery
type Assn | Established
1911 / 1923 |
Driving
Directions 3/10 mi N on co rd 23 from intersection of co rd 227,
Meadow Twp, Wadena Co, MN 3/10 mi E on gravel rd, 1/4 mi S in fenced area. All
graves in S end of cemetery |
Notes
#20. WPA ?: "Appears to be 4 graves, marked on with 2" x 2" concrete
rectangles, 7 unmarked graves marked only with stone outline of rectangle, 1 of
these has the metal veteran star." Alternate sexton Robert Hillstrom (218) 564-4378.
Grave digger Howard Anderson (218) 837-5713. Maintained by Junior Citizens 4H
Club. Beware confusion between two Meadow Twp cemeteries, or more that may have
been abandoned. |
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|
| Transcription
Date 1981 | Transcriber
Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 |
Publisher Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 1/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
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Evergreen
Hill Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Staples Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery | Township
Thomastown | City
Staples | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T134N - R33W | Section
SE SW 36 |
Latitude
462209 N | Longitude
0944734 W | USGS
7.5 map Staples | Cemetery
type Assn | Established
5 May 1904 |
Driving
Directions In Staples, 1 mi N of US Hwy 10 on E side of 4th St |
Notes
#3. Excellent transcription available at Wadena Historical Society. Fritz Hoemberg
(218) 894-1128 |
| |
| Transcription
Date 1981 | Transcriber
Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 |
Publisher Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 122/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
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Fuller
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] |
Township Red Eye | City
Sebeka | Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T137N - R35W | Section
|
Latitude
| Longitude
| USGS
7.5 map | Cemetery
type Abandoned | Established
1890 |
Driving
Directions Middle of rd 1.5 m E & 3/8 m S of Sebeka |
Notes
"Both people were named Fuller and were buried before 1900, probably about 1890"
(Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions, Norrine F. Burnham, 1981; Lou Miller, informant) |
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Green
Hills Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Sebeka Cemetery, Greenhill Cemetery, German Lutheran? Cemetery | Township
Rockwood | City
Sebeka | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T136N - R35W | Section
S2 SW 03 |
Latitude
463659 N | Longitude
0950518 W | USGS
7.5 map Blue Grass | Cemetery
type Assn | Established
1897 / 1950 / 1968 |
Driving
Directions Near co rd 132, 3/4 mi S of Sebeka - 1 1/4 mi S on co
rd 133 from intersection of co rd 227. NW 1/4 of section 10 [sic; actually SW
SW 03], Rockwood Twp, Wadena Co, MN 1968 addition. |
Notes
#17. Note (2004 phone book) five Lutheran churches have Sebeka address, another
five have Menahga address. Grave digger Howard Anderson (218) 837-5713. Rockwood
Twp Clerk (2004) Reuben Raatikka (218) 837-5325. |
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| Transcription
Date 1981 | Transcriber
Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 5/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
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Green
Lawn Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Evergreen Cemetery, Greenlawn Cemetery | Township
Aldrich | City
Verndale |
Active/Inactive A |
Street
Address |
Township-Range T134N - R34W | Section
NW NW 30 |
Latitude 462350 N | Longitude
0950133 W | USGS
7.5 map Verndale | Cemetery
type Orig assn, now city | Established
17 Feb 1879 |
Driving
Directions 3/4 mi W of Verndale, across road from St Frederick's
Cem |
Notes
#5. WPA: "Established by Evergreen Cemetery Association of Aldrich" Another deed
dated 27 Dec 1897. Taken over by City of Verndale 1975 |
| |
| Transcription
Date 1981 | Transcriber
Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 56/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
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Hillview
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Union? Cemetery, Menahga Cemetery, Blueberry? Cemetery | Township
Blueberry | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T138N - R35W | Section
Section 16 |
Latitude
| Longitude
| USGS
7.5 map | Cemetery
type | Established
|
Driving
Directions ? 8 mi W from Menahga on Hwy 87, 4 mi S |
Notes
There are separate references to Hillview and Union cemeteries in Blueberry Township,
with no reference to location (Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions, Norrine F.
Burnham, 1981). These do not appear on several plat maps. Menahga City Clerk (218)
564-4557. |
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Huntersville
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Huntersville Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery | Township
Huntersville | City
| Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T138N - R33W | Section
NE SW 28 |
Latitude
464419 N | Longitude
0945140 W | USGS
7.5 map Burgen Lake | Cemetery
type Church | Established
1919 |
Driving
Directions Co rd 15 & 27 (you can't get there from here) |
Notes
#24. Heart 'o Lakes Genealogical Society Newsletter, vol 6 no. 1 (March 1983):
Huntersville Cemetery, located in center of Sect. 28, Huntersville Twp., Wadena
Co., MN. A very neglected-looking cemetery. Many old farm discs are used as markers.
9/3/82." There is another reference to a Huntersville cem in section 20. Per transcription
index of Norrine F. Burnham, about 50 burials recorded by 1981. Possible confusion
with Shell City Cemetery. Cardini-Behrens Funeral Homes (218) 837-5112. Grave
digger Howard Anderson (218) 837-5713. Alice Graba (218) 472-3222 |
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Transcription Date 1981 | Transcriber
Norrine F. Burnham |
Location of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482
wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 2/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
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Immanuel
Lutheran Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery of Wadena, Norwegian
Lutheran Cemetery | Township
Leaf River | City
| Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T135N - R35W | Section
SW SE 29 |
Latitude
492817 N | Longitude
0950711 W | USGS
7.5 map | Cemetery
type Church | Established
1883 |
Driving
Directions |
Notes
Note location: is this the same as Leaf River Cem? Check records under 3 different
church names for same location. |
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Jim
Cook Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Finnish Cemetery Association of Shell River Township | Township
Shell River | City
| Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T138N - R34W | Section
NE NE 30 |
Latitude
464448 N | Longitude
0950118 W | USGS
7.5 map Sebeka | Cemetery
type Private | Established
1906 ? |
Driving
Directions E of Menahga, several miles S of Hubbard village, just
W of co rd 23 Verndale Cutoff, near intersection with co rd 157. Follow sign on
W side of Hwy 23 along N edge of Jim Cook Lake (swampy). |
Notes
#26. Borders and access road via SE SE 19; see map. Cardini-Behrens Funeral Homes
(218) 837-5112 |
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| Transcription
Date 1981 | Transcriber
Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 |
Publisher Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 5/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
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Leaf
River Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery, Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran
Cemetery, Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery | Township
Leaf River |
City Wadena | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T135N - R35W | Section
SW SE 29 |
Latitude
462817 N | Longitude
0950711 W | USGS
7.5 map Verndale | Cemetery
type Orig church, now twp | Established
1883 / 1895 / 1959 |
Driving
Directions N of Wadena, E of US Hwy 71, near co rd 20? |
Notes
#13. Note location: is this the same as Immanuel/Emmanuel Evangelical Luth Cem?
Considerable confusion among old cemeteries in this twp. Cardini-Behrens Funeral
Homes (218) 837-5112 |
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|
| Transcription
Date 1981 | Transcriber
Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN |
Page Numbers 5/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
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Lyons
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Lyons Township Cemetery, Marshall? Cemetery | Township
Lyons | City
|
Active/Inactive A |
Street
Address |
Township-Range T136N - R33W | Section
SW NE 10 |
Latitude 463637 N | Longitude
0944939 W | USGS
7.5 map Oylen | Cemetery
type Twp | Established
1889 |
Driving
Directions Co rd 38 SE of intersection of Crow River & Beaver
Creek, near Beaver Creek River bridge |
Notes
#14. There's a fair chance this is same as Marshall Cem, listed separately. Cardini-Behrens
Funeral Homes (218) 837-5112. Grave digger Howard Anderson (218) 837-5713. |
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Mantyla
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Cemetery, Red Eye Finnish Cemetery | Township
Red Eye | City
Sebeka | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T137N - R35W | Section
SE NW 22 |
Latitude
464007 N | Longitude
0950531 W | USGS
7.5 map Sebeka | Cemetery
type Church | Established
1899 / 1900 / 1907 |
Driving
Directions E of US Hwy 71, N of co rd 143, 2 e/r mi past co rd 27 |
Notes
#22. Sebeka Apostolic Luth Ch (218) 837-5400. Possible confusion with Meadow Apostolic
Luth/Finnish Apostolic in Meadow Twp. Note (2004 phone book) five Lutheran churches
have Sebeka address, another five have Menahga address. Cardini-Behrens Funeral
Homes (218) 837-5112. Grave digger Howard Anderson (218) 837-5713. Aldrich Niemala
(218) 837-5251 |
| |
| Transcription
Date 1981 | Transcriber
Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 |
Publisher Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 5/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
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Marshall
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Lyons? Cemetery, McClure Cemetery, Union Cemetery | Township
Lyons | City
| Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T136N - R33W | Section
SE NE 10 |
Latitude
463637 N | Longitude
0944939 W | USGS
7.5 map Verndale | Cemetery
type Twp | Established
1889 |
Driving
Directions |
Notes
#14. There's a fair chance this is same as Lyons Cem. Lot 2 of section 10? Within
Lyons Twp Cem? Another reference gave latitude 462817N longitude 0950711W. Cardini-Behrens
Funeral Homes (218) 837-5112. Grave digger Howard Anderson (218) 837-5713 |
| |
| Transcription
Date 1981 |
Transcriber Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 3/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
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Mason
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] | Township
Wing River | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T135N - R34W | Section
|
Latitude
| Longitude
| USGS
7.5 map | Cemetery
type Abandoned | Established
|
Driving
Directions |
Notes
"Family plot on farm of Vernon Mason" (Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions, Norrine
F. Burnham, 1981, based on oral report) |
|
Meadow
Apostolic Lutheran Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Cemetery, Finnish Cemetery, Meadow
Cemetery | Township
Meadow | City
| Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T137N - R34W | Section
SW SW 16 |
Latitude
464036 N | Longitude
0945941 W | USGS
7.5 map Nimrod | Cemetery
type Church |
Established 1911 |
Driving
Directions E of co rd 23 before co rd 14, 1 1/4 mi N of Hwy 227 |
Notes
#19. One listing shows section NW SW 16, instead of SW SW 16 as shown on map.
There seem to be 2 adjacent cemeteries: north and south, each transcribed starting
at lot #1. One list has 248 burials to Oct 2000. There may also be another cemetery
near the church, perhaps in section 8 as shown on 2001 commercial map. Possible
confusion with Mantyla (Finnish Apoltolic Luth) in Red Eye Twp. Grave digger Howard
Anderson (218) 837-5713. Runeberg Apostolic Luth Ch has same street address but
different phone number (218) 564-5048 than Spruce Grove Apostolic Luth Ch (218)
538-6540. |
| |
| Transcription
Date 1981 | Transcriber
Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 6/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
|
Menahga
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Menahga City Cemetery | Township
Blueberry | City
Menahga | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T138N - R35W | Section
SE SW 22 |
Latitude
464450 N | Longitude
0950545 W | USGS
7.5 map | Cemetery
type City | Established
8 Sep 1893 |
Driving
Directions Part of lot 2, Village of Menahga, off Hwy 87 S of schools |
Notes
#28. May extend into section 23. Note 2003: "Willie acting as sexton" Willard
Wevley @ funeral home (218) 564-4548. Grave digger Howard Anderson (218) 837-5713 |
| |
| Transcription
Date 1981 | Transcriber
Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 31/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
|
Mont
Rose Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Montrose Cemetery | Township
Bullard | City
Verndale | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T135N - R33W | Section
SW SE 32 |
Latitude
462734 N | Longitude
0945222 W | USGS
7.5 map Staples NE |
Cemetery type Assn | Established
1880 / 1885 / 1915 |
Driving
Directions NW of Staples, 1 mi E of Central School |
Notes
#1. Wadena Cemeteries (1981): 135/33/32. Chet Anderson in Verndale (218) 445-5387 |
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| Transcription
Date 1981 | Transcriber
Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 6/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
|
Mother
of Sorrows Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Mother of the Snow Cemetery | Township
Aldrich | City
Aldrich |
Active/Inactive I |
Street
Address |
Township-Range T134N - R34W | Section
SW SW 25 |
Latitude 462301 N | Longitude
0945533 W | USGS
7.5 map Aldrich North | Cemetery
type Abandoned | Established
11 Jul 1907 |
Driving
Directions "Not easy to find" NE of Aldrich, off co rd 26, may be
in section 35 |
Notes
#4. Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions, Norrine F. Burnham, 1981: 134/34/25
"Mother of the Snow." The associated church was founded in 1885 or 1886 and now
has only one annual service (Verndale Sun, 11 Aug 1993). Five area Catholic churches
share two priests. Could also try Verndale Chapel Funeral Home (218) 445-5199. |
| |
| Transcription
Date 1981 |
Transcriber Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 2/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
|
Nimrod
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] |
Township Orton | City
Nimrod | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T137N - R33W | Section
NE NW 32 |
Latitude
463820 N | Longitude
0945251 W | USGS
7.5 map |
Cemetery type Assn | Established
1940 |
Driving
Directions In Village of Nimrod, part of lot 7 sect 32 |
Notes
#18. "Was used before state highway was built. Now five unidentified graves between
the cemetery and actual road surface." (Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions,
Norrine F. Burnham, 1981). Bob Hames (218) 472-3419. Cardini-Behrens Funeral Homes
(218) 837-5112. Grave Digger Howard Anderson (218) 837-5713 |
| |
| Transcription
Date 1981 | Transcriber
Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 2/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
|
North
Germany Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery | Township
North Germany | City
|
Active/Inactive A |
Street
Address |
Township-Range T136N - R34W | Section
SW SE 04 |
Latitude 463658 N | Longitude
0945843 W | USGS
7.5 map Nimrod SW | Cemetery
type Church | Established
1897 |
Driving Directions 1 mi S of Hwy 227, N of co rd 10 |
Notes
#16. "Cong of UAC of North Germany" Alternate sexton Lloyd Lewis (tel unlisted?
Clarence Kreklau (218) 837-5319. Grave digger Howard Anderson (218) 837-5713.
Note (2004 phone book) five Lutheran churches have Sebeka address, another five
have Menahga address. |
|
|
| Transcription
Date 1981 |
Transcriber Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 4/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
|
Oylen
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] | Township
Lyons | City
| Active/Inactive
? |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T136N - R33W | Section
SW SW 24 |
Latitude
4635xx N | Longitude
09448xx W | USGS
7.5 map | Cemetery
type | Established
|
Driving
Directions |
Notes
Apparently not included in Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions, Norrine F. Burnham,
1981. |
|
Pickar
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Simon J Pickar | Township
North Germany | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T136N - R34W | Section
Section 32 |
Latitude
4636xx N | Longitude
09458xx W | USGS
7.5 map | Cemetery
type Abandoned | Established
7 Aug 1909 / 28 Aug 1910 |
Driving
Directions "Behind St. Hubert's Cath Ch" Near Bluegrass intersection
of Hwy 23 |
Notes
"Simon J. Pickar" (Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions, Norrine F. Burnham 1981).
Note 2004: many Pickars in Sebeka MN phone directory |
|
Red Eye Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] National Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery | Township
Red Eye | City
Sebeka |
Active/Inactive A |
Street
Address |
Township-Range T137N - R35W | Section
SW NW 20 |
Latitude 464017 N | Longitude
0950826 W | USGS
7.5 map Sebeka NW | Cemetery
type Orig church | Established
1900 |
Driving
Directions W of US Hwy 71 on co rd 141 |
Notes
#21. "Founded by Swan Evangelical Luth Ch" Note (2004 phone book) five Lutheran
churches have Sebeka address, another five have Menahga address. Cardini-Behrens
Funeral Homes (218) 837-5112. Grave digger Howard Anderson (218) 837-5713. |
| |
| Transcription
Date 1981 |
Transcriber Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 9/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
|
Rockwood
Unknown | Alternate
name[s] |
Township Rockwood | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T136N - R35W | Section
Section 34 |
Latitude
| Longitude
| USGS
7.5 map | Cemetery
type Abandoned | Established
|
Driving
Directions |
Notes
5 graves (Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions, Norrine F. Burnham, 1981). |
|
Scott
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] | Township
Lyons | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T136N - R33W | Section
Section 8 |
Latitude
463758 N | Longitude
0950046 W | USGS
7.5 map |
Cemetery type Abandoned | Established
|
Driving Directions "Just S of the old ford of Cat River" |
Notes
"A man by the name of Scott was buried just south of the old ford of Cat River"
(Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions, Norrine F. Burnham, 1981). |
|
Sebeka
West Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Sebeka Cemetery, Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church Cemetery
of Red Eye Township | Township
Red Eye | City
Sebeka | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T137N - R35W | Section
SE NE 32 |
Latitude
463821 N | Longitude
0950721 W | USGS
7.5 map Sebeka | Cemetery
type Orig church, now city |
Established 1907 |
Driving
Directions W of US Hwy 71, N of co rd 11 & 159 |
Notes
#23. Land originally deeded to Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church of Red Eye Township.
Cardini-Behrens Funeral Homes (218) 837-5112. Grave digger Howard Anderson (218)
837-5713 |
| |
| Transcription
Date 1981 |
Transcriber Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 18/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
|
Shell
City Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Shell River Cemetery, Huntersville Evangelical Lutheran Congregation
Cemetery | Township
Shell River | City
| Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T138N - R34W | Section
SW SW 02 |
Latitude
464727 N | Longitude
0945713 W | USGS
7.5 map Huntersville | Cemetery
type Twp | Established
1916 |
Driving
Directions SE of village of Hubbard, NE of Menahga, S of Shell River
on co rds 24 & 18. |
Notes
#25. Trans: MN Genealogist vol 15, no. 2 (June 1984). Land originally deeded to
Huntersville Evangelical Lutheran Congregation. Possible confusion with Huntersville
Cemetery. Sheila Downer (218) 564-4374. Cardini-Behrens Funeral Homes (218) 837-5112.
Grave digger Howard Anderson (218) 837-5713 |
| |
| Transcription
Date 1981 |
Transcriber Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 3/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
|
St
Fredericks Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Verndale Catholic Cemetery, Saint Fredericks Cemetery | Township
Aldrich | City
Verndale | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T134N - R34W | Section
SW SW 19 |
Latitude
462354 N | Longitude
0950137 W | USGS
7.5 map Verndale | Cemetery
type Church | Established
1906 / 28 Feb 1911 |
Driving
Directions Across road from Greenlawn Cem |
Notes
#6. Note possible section difference: Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions, Norrine
F. Burnham 1981: 134/34/30 (section 30 instead of 19). Five area Catholic churches
share two priests (2004). |
|
|
| Transcription
Date 1981 | Transcriber
Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 7/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
|
St
Hubert Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Bluegrass Catholic Cemetery, Saint Hubert's Cemetery, St
Hubert Catholic Cemetery | Township
Wing River | City
Blue Grass | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T135N - R35W | Section
NW NW 05 |
Latitude
463233 N | Longitude
0950019 W | USGS
7.5 map Blue Grass | Cemetery
type Church |
Established 1908 |
Driving
Directions NE of city of Wadena, SE of Sebeka, on Hwy 8, 1/4 mi E
of Hwy 23 (and church building at Blue Grass intersection). |
Notes
#11. "Expanded in 1961 to include NW NW 5" The original cemetery was adjacent
to the church building, but was since moved east; unclear whether all burials
were removed or remain near the church building (informant Robert Zosel). Simon
Pickar reportedly buried near church but not in this cemetery. Five area Catholic
churches share two priests. St Hubert Church edifice is across Hwy 23 from Bethany
Free Lutheran Church. Cardini-Behrens Funeral Homes (218) 837-5112. Isadore Macho
(218) 631-1486 |
| |
| Transcription
Date 1981 | Transcriber
Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 4/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
|
Stevenson
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] |
Township | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
| Section
|
Latitude
| Longitude
| USGS
7.5 map | Cemetery
type Abandoned | Established
|
Driving
Directions 40 rods S & 60 rods W of corner |
Notes
"George Stevenson in his yard" (Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions, Norrine
F. Burnham, 1981; Lou Miller, informant). |
|
Swanson
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Neal Cemetery, Neals Cemetery, Swansons Cemetery, Thomastown
Township Cemetery | Township
Thomastown | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T134N - R33W | Section
|
Latitude
| Longitude
| USGS
7.5 map | Cemetery
type Abandoned | Established
|
Driving
Directions "Across road from Charles Neal's" |
Notes
"Across the road from Charles Neal's, the next farm north of where Swansons used
to live -- 2 children are buried" (Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions, Norrine
F. Burnham, 1981). |
|
Swedish
Mission Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] | Township
Bullard | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T135N - R33W | Section
SW SW 34 |
Latitude
| Longitude
| USGS
7.5 map | Cemetery
type | Established
|
Driving
Directions |
Notes
See 1906 plat map -- far southwest border of the township. Does not appear on
later maps. Note possible confusion with Thomastown Covenant in Thomastown Township. |
|
Thomastown
Covenant Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Scandinavian Christian Mission Cemetery, Swedish Mission
Cemetery, Thomastown Cemetery | Township
Thomastown | City
Thomastown | Active/Inactive
? |
Street Address | Township-Range
T134N - R33W | Section
NW NW 03 |
Latitude
462721 N | Longitude
0945029 W | USGS
7.5 map | Cemetery
type Church | Established
24 May 1898 |
Driving
Directions Overlooks Leaf River, off co rd 26 & 5 |
Notes
#2. Note possible confusion with Swedish Mission Cemetery in Bullard Township. |
| |
|
Transcription Date 1981 | Transcriber
Norrine F. Burnham |
Location of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482
wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 3/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
|
Thomastown
Township Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] | Township
Thomastown | City
| Active/Inactive
? |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T134N - R33W | Section
NW SE 32 |
Latitude
462232 N | Longitude
0945230 W | USGS
7.5 map |
Cemetery type Twp | Established
|
Driving
Directions |
Notes
|
|
Thompson
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Ike Thompson Cemetery, White Cemetery | Township
| City
|
Active/Inactive I |
Street
Address |
Township-Range | Section
|
Latitude
| Longitude
| USGS
7.5 map | Cemetery
type Abandoned | Established
|
Driving
Directions "Dennis White farm" |
Notes
"Ike Thompson buried a child under trees on the old Macy White farm where Dennis
White lives now." (Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions, Norrine F. Burnham, 1981;
Erma Baker, informant 1980). |
|
Wadena
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Wadena City Cemetery | Township
Wadena | City
Wadena | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address 1218 SW 8th St | Township-Range
T134N - R35W | Section
N2 NW 07 |
Latitude
462620 N | Longitude
0950859 W | USGS
7.5 map Wadena | Cemetery
type City | Established
1906 ? |
Driving
Directions Within city of Wadena, W of US Hwy 71, S of Hwy 29, N
across street from Calvary (St Ann's) Catholic Cemetery. |
Notes
#7. Excellent transcription at Wadena County Historical Society. |
| |
| Transcription
Date 1981 | Transcriber
Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN |
Page Numbers 199/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
|
West
Lyons Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Our Savior's Lutheran Cemetery, Var Freusers Norske Lutherske
Menighed Cemetery | Township
Lyons | City
| Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T136N - R33W | Section
NE NE 30 |
Latitude
463416 N | Longitude
0945308 W | USGS
7.5 map Nimrod SW | Cemetery
type Orig church, now assn |
Established 1895 / 1908 / 1957 |
Driving Directions
S of Nimrod on W side of co rd 26 at co rd 9 |
Notes
#10. "Orig established by Our Savior's Congregation (under Norwegian name) in
1895, church disbanded and a meeting was held in 1944 to organize a cemetery association.
No church records were filed after 1944 and the records were officially closed
in 1949. Cem expanded in 1957." (Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions, Norrine
F. Burnham, 1981). Cardini-Behrens Funeral Homes (218) 837-5112. Land donated
by Potlatch? |
| |
| Transcription
Date 1981 | Transcriber
Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 7/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |
|
Wing
River Union Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Olson Cemetery | Township
Wing River | City
Blue Grass |
Active/Inactive A |
Street
Address |
Township-Range T135N - R34W | Section
NW NE 02 |
Latitude 463235 N | Longitude
0945609 W | USGS
7.5 map Nimrod SW | Cemetery
type Assn | Established
1889 / 1958 |
Driving
Directions NE of Wadena, SW of Nimrod, S of and near co rd 8 |
Notes
#10. Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions, Norrine F. Burnham, 1981: 135/34/2.
Bob Johnson (218) 445-5482 |
|
|
| Transcription
Date 1981 | Transcriber
Norrine F. Burnham | Location
of Original Wadena Co Hist Soc, Box 334, Wadena MN 56482 wchs@lakesplus.com | Title
Wadena County Tombstone Inscriptions |
| Publication
Date 1984 | Publisher
Wadena Co Hist Soc | Publisher
Location Wadena MN | Page
Numbers 3/560 |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem W-2 V1, V2 | MHS
Call Number F612.W25B87 1984 | LDS
Call Number 977.687 V3b / Fiche 6050884 |
| Notes
Copy @ Wadena Public Library |