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Data Limitations:
•  Expect cemeteries of the same name, even within a given township.
•  Because of the "same name" problem, there may be a few instances where it was difficult to match a transcription to the correct cemetery; read the notes fields.
•  Many cemeteries have been moved; we did our best to identify these, and to give the background information in the notes field.
•  Blank fields do exist; we did our best!
•  If you are having trouble, browse the cemetery list for your county and for bordering counties.
•  Longitude/latitude have been estimated.
•  Many cemeteries will not have an exact postal address.
•  Indian mounds are not included in this database; public cemeteries where Native Americans are buried are included.
•  Omissions are inevitable-it was impossible to recapture information on many early burial sites that are no longer visible as cemeteries. If you know a correction or addition, please send this information to MGS!
•  Errors are also impossible to prevent; use this inventory as a finding aid, and confirm the information for your family! Always check original records!

How the information was compiled: A survey form was mailed to every courthouse and genealogical or historical society in the State of Minnesota. Each volunteer personally contacted local societies in the county for assistance, and then checked a variety of sources known to contain information on Minnesota cemeteries. These included: maps; the U.S. Geological Survey; Wiley Pope's "Cemeteries in Print"; the old MGS Cemetery Notebooks; WPA Survey of Minnesota cemeteries; the "Dalby Burial Files"; the "Kirchner Burial Files"; the 2001 Mortuary Science survey, compiled by the State of MN; cemetery transcriptions published in the Minnesota Genealogist; a search of the Internet; church, county and town histories; and local directories, if available. Volunteers checked card catalogs at MGS, the Family History Library; and the Minnesota Historical Society. Many volunteers also visited their county, and the cemeteries in their county, and contacted area churches, funeral homes, local societies and the county courthouse. Each volunteer used unique methods to communicate with others, and they encountered various responses. Accordingly, the results county-to-county may vary. The date of completion for each county also varies. Some were completed as early as 2001, but most have been completed in 2005 and 2006.

                                                                                                                                                        
Koochiching County
Birchdale CemeteryAlternate name[s]
  		Township
Birchdale		City
 		 Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T159N - R27W		Section
Section 4
Latitude
483737N		 Longitude
0940721W		USGS 7.5 map
Birchdale		 Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
From Birchdale 11 W to Y where 4 goes left, take 4 on to cemetery on S side of road
Notes
 
Transcription Date
2003		 Transcriber
Irene Hauner and Agnes Hendrickson		Location of Original
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnkoochi/		 Title
 
Publication Date
 		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
 		Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
Transcription on USGenWeb project page sent to coordinator, unverified.
Bois Forte CemeteryAlternate name[s]
  		Township
Nett Lake Indian reservation		City
 		Active/Inactive
Unknown
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T65N - R23W		Section
Section 16
Latitude
481206N		Longitude
0933053W		USGS 7.5 map
 		Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
Unknown location, inquire locally with Bois Forte Reservation
Notes
 
Caldwell Brook CemeteryAlternate name[s]
Wicker Cemetery		Township
Wicker		City
  		Active/Inactive
Unknown
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T152N - R25W		 Section
Section 11
Latitude
480050N		Longitude
0938187W		USGS 7.5 map
 		Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
Unknown if any roads or trails nearby. See Pine Island State Forest Trail Map
Notes
Inquire locally or with Forest Ranger as to accessibility or trail/road conditions.
Dentaybow CemeteryAlternate name[s]
Nett River Cemetery		Township
Nett River		City
  		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T66N - R24W		Section
Section 19
Latitude
481995N		 Longitude
0934752W		USGS 7.5 map
 		Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
S from Littlefork on 65 to 8 E, S side of road, or S from Littlefork on 8 almost to intersection with 65
Notes
 
Transcription Date
2001		Transcriber
Dianne Bush		Location of Original
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnkoochi/		 Title
 
Publication Date
 		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
 		Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
Transcription on USGenWeb project page sent to coordinator, unverified.
Dentaybow CemeteryAlternate name[s]
  		Township
 		City
Dentaybow		 Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T66N - R25W		Section
Section 13
Latitude
482081N		 Longitude
0935061W		USGS 7.5 map
 		 Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
Unknown location within section inquire locally
Notes
 
Transcription Date
2001		Transcriber
Irene Hauner 		Location of Original
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnkoochi/		Title
 
Publication Date
 		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
 		Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
Transcription on USGenWeb project page sent to coordinator, unverified.
Ericsburg CemeteryAlternate name[s]
  		Township
Ericsburg		City
 		 Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T69N - R23W		Section
Section 6
Latitude
484933N		 Longitude
0933526W		USGS 7.5 map
 		 Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
Hwy 53 S from International Falls, road goes diagonally just before turning due E, turn at 142 (when road goes to due east)
Notes
Robert Lovell, burial permit contact, address 3670 County Rd 97 International Falls, MN 56649
Evergreen CemeteryAlternate name[s]
Big Falls Cemetery		Township
 		City
Big Falls 		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T154N - R25W		Section
Section 2
Latitude
481130N		Longitude
0934910W		USGS 7.5 map
Big Falls		Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
From Big Falls intersection of Hwys 71 and 6 with Cty 30. Cty 30 west to cemetery within town limits
Notes
 
Transcription Date
2002 		Transcriber
Irene Hauner		Location of Original
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnkoochi/		 Title
 
Publication Date
 		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
 		Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
Transcription made from typed list town had made. Transcription on USGenWeb project page sent to coordinator, unverified.
Forest Grove CemeteryAlternate name[s]
  		Township
Forest Grove		City
  		Active/Inactive
Unknown
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T152N - R28W		 Section
Section 22
Latitude
479764N		Longitude
0942262W		USGS 7.5 map
 		Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
From Mizpah N on 36 to 17 N, R on 17, S side road before bridge
Notes
 
Forest Hill CemeteryAlternate name[s]
St Thomas Cemetery, American Legion Cemetery, Legion Cemetery		Township
 		 City
South International Falls		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T70N - R24W		Section
Sections 1&2
Latitude
483438N		Longitude
0932300W		USGS 7.5 map
International Falls		Cemetery type
Private		 Established
 
Driving Directions
Hwy 53 S to 7
Notes
Half is St. Thomas Catholic cemetery. Also has specific American Legion Section, sometimes referred to as American Legion Cemetery.
Forest Hill CemeteryAlternate name[s]
Northome Cemetery		Township
 		City
Northome 		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T151N - R28W		 Section
Section 29
Latitude
475212N		Longitude
0941600W		USGS 7.5 map
Northome South		 Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
From Hwy 71 S on 46, E on 1, S side of road. S side of Bartlett Lake
Notes
 
Gates Corner CemeteryAlternate name[s]
  		Township
Sturgeon River		City
  		Active/Inactive
Unknown
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T155N - R27W		 Section
Section 27
Latitude
482159N		Longitude
0941017W		USGS 7.5 map
 		Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
From Big Falls intersection of Hwys 71 and 6 with Cty 30. Cty 30 W to Pine Island Forest Service road. Unknown location within section. Inquire locally for possible location.
Notes
Inquire locally or with Forest Ranger for road conditions.
Indus CemeteryAlternate name[s]
  		Township
 		City
Indus		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T159N - R25W		Section
Section 4
Latitude
486254N		 Longitude
0938433W		USGS 7.5 map
 		 Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
11 along Rainy River to Indus, just off S side of road
Notes
Joann Amundsen, burial permit contact, address RR3 Box 600A, Birchdale MN 56629
Transcription Date
2002 		Transcriber
Irene Hauner and Agnes Hendrickson		Location of Original
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnkoochi/		Title
 
Publication Date
  		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
  		Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		 LDS Call Number
 
Notes
Transcription on USGenWeb project page sent to coordinator, unverified.
Larson homesteadAlternate name[s]
  		Township
Henry		City
 		Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T66N - R26W		Section
Section 29
Latitude
481849N		 Longitude
0937098W		USGS 7.5 map
 		 Cemetery type
Family		Established
 
Driving Directions
Unknown location within section inquire locally
Notes
 
Lindford CemeteryAlternate name[s]
Lindford Riverside Cemetery		Township
 		City
Littlefork		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T157N - R25W		Section
Section 13
Latitude
484107N		Longitude
0937853W		USGS 7.5 map
Littlefork NW		 Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
1 from either 11 along Rainy River or 1 from Littlefork to Lindford at bridge, N side of road W of river
Notes
Violet Erickson, burial permit contact
Lindford Township CemeteryAlternate name[s]
 		Township
Lindford		City
  		Active/Inactive
Unknown
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T157N - R25W		 Section
Section 26
Latitude
483892N		Longitude
0938079W		USGS 7.5 map
 		Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
Unknown location in section, may not have road access. Inquire locally.
Notes
 
Littlefork CemeteryAlternate name[s]
Oakley Cemetery		Township
 		City
Littlefork 		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T68N - R25W		Section
Section 4
Latitude
482421N		 Longitude
0933301W		USGS 7.5 map
Littlefork		 Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
Just N of Littlefork on Hwy 71 to 22 E. Follow 22 crossing bridge, cemetery on W side of road.
Notes
 
Lower Sturgeon River CemeteryAlternate name[s]
 		Township
 		City
Big Falls 		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T155N - R26W		 Section
Section 27
Latitude
481305N		Longitude
0935753W		USGS 7.5 map
Big Falls NW		Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
From Big Falls intersection of Hwys 71 and 6 with Cty 30. Cty 30 west. Road curves sharply once then crosses bridge. Start watching for cemetery on S side once you reach bridge. Cemetery is just before a St Forest Road which goes N.
Notes
Inquire locally or with Forest Ranger for road conditions.
Transcription Date
2001		Transcriber
Elise Overmire		Location of Original
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnkoochi/		 Title
 
Publication Date
  		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
  		Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		 LDS Call Number
 
Notes
Transcription on USGenWeb project page sent to coordinator, unverified.
Lundstrom homesteadAlternate name[s]
  		Township
Wicker		City
 		Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T152N - R25W		Section
Section 11
Latitude
480049N		 Longitude
0938190W		USGS 7.5 map
 		 Cemetery type
Family		Established
 
Driving Directions
Unknown location within section inquire locally
Notes
Burials on old Lundstrom homestead.
Lyman CemeteryAlternate name[s]
  		Township
Ray		City
 		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
  		Township-Range
T69N - R22W		Section
Section 22
Latitude
482643N		Longitude
0930918W		USGS 7.5 map
Ray		Cemetery type
Community		Established
1917
Driving Directions
From Hwy 53 at Ray turn N on 3. Follow 3 N, will turn E. At unnamed junction look to N side road. 3 eventually loops back to Hwy 53.
Notes
 
Margie CemeteryAlternate name[s]
  		Township
 		City
Margie		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T153N - R26W		Section
Section 10
Latitude
480818N		 Longitude
0939589W		USGS 7.5 map
Margie		 Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
N side of Hwy 71, W of Margie limits. Just W of Dinner Creek bridge
Notes
 
Transcription Date
2000		Transcriber
Connie Noyes		Location of Original
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnkoochi/		 Title
 
Publication Date
 		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
 		Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
Transcription on USGenWeb project page sent to coordinator, unverified.
Miller homesteadAlternate name[s]
  		Township
Grand Falls		City
 		Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T155N - R25W		Section
Section 34-35
Latitude
481979N		Longitude
0938022W		USGS 7.5 map
 		Cemetery type
Family		Established
 
Driving Directions
Unknown location inquire locally
Notes
Burials on old Miller homestead.
Mizpah CemeteryAlternate name[s]
  		Township
 		City
Mizpah		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T151N - R28W		Section
Section 3
Latitude
497200N		 Longitude
0942191W		USGS 7.5 map
 		 Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
S side of Hwy 71 inside Mizpah limits, W of 36 intersection
Notes
 
Oak Hill CemeteryAlternate name[s]
Gemmell Cemetery		Township
Gemmell		City
  		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T152N - R27W		 Section
Section 20
Latitude
479744N		Longitude
0941249W		USGS 7.5 map
 		Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
Southside of St Hwy 71
Notes
 
Pine Island CemeteryAlternate name[s]
Gowdy homestead Cemetery		Township
Pine Island		City
 		Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T156N - R27W		Section
Section 19
Latitude
483118N		Longitude
0941591W		USGS 7.5 map
 		Cemetery type
Family		Established
 
Driving Directions
From Big Falls intersection of Hwys 71 and 6 with Cty 30. Cty 30 W to Pine Island Forest Service Road N. Fire tower, picnic tables and marker near old CCC camp.
Notes
NW of S end of landing strip, near site of CCC camp.
Ray CemeteryAlternate name[s]
Meding Cemetery 		Township
 		City
Ray		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T68N - R22W		Section
Section 6
Latitude
482439N		 Longitude
0931304W		USGS 7.5 map
Ray		 Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
From Hwy 53 at Ray turn SW on 217, cemetery on S side of road
Notes
 
Reedy CemeteryAlternate name[s]
Riverview/Reedy Riverside Cemetery		Township
Reedy		City
  		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T69N - R26W		Section
Sections 7&18
Latitude
484764N		Longitude
0937356W		USGS 7.5 map
 		Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
From International Falls 71 W, follow 11 W when 71 turns S, past Grand Mound Historic Site to 1 S, W side of road
Notes
 
Riverdale CemeteryAlternate name[s]
  		Township
 		City
Border		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T160N - R28W		Section
Section 6
Latitude
484159N		 Longitude
0941655W		USGS 7.5 map
Border		 Cemetery type
Community		Established
1914
Driving Directions
11 along Rainy River between Frontier (on S) and Central (on N). Coming from Central go straight instead of following bend of 11, cemetery right there. From Frontier N on 11 just past 4 intersection turn right, cemetery is right there.
Notes
Mrs Hasbargen cemetery secretary
Transcription Date
1974		 Transcriber
Mrs CR Moore		Location of Original
 		Title
Northland newsletter
Publication Date
Oct-74		Publisher
Rainy River Valley Genealogical Society (now defunct) 		Publisher Location
 		Page Numbers
98
MGS Call Number
MN Cem K-4 NB		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Riverside CemeteryAlternate name[s]
Loman Riverside Cemetery		Township
Loman		City
  		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T158N - R25W		Section
Section 11
Latitude
485219N		Longitude
0938117W		USGS 7.5 map
Loman		Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
From 11 to Loman, E on 82 to dead end at Rainy River and cemetery
Notes
 
Saints Peter and Paul CemeteryAlternate name[s]
 		Township
Rauch		City
  		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T63N - R22W		 Section
Section 28
Latitude
475450N		Longitude
0930948W		USGS 7.5 map
Rauch		Cemetery type
Church		Established
 
Driving Directions
65 from Littlefork S to Silverdale junction 74, follow 65 W, follow 65 S, follow 65 to Rauch, W on 65, follow 65 S to Bramble, Cemetery on E side of Road near old church
Notes
 
Silverdale CemeteryAlternate name[s]
  		Township
Silverdale		City
 		 Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T64N - R22W		Section
Section 32
Latitude
475913N		 Longitude
0931027W		USGS 7.5 map
Rauch		 Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
65 from Littlefork S to Silverdale junction 74, follow 65 W (becomes Cty 19), stay on 19 cemetery S side road before bridge
Notes
 
Waukanaa CemeteryAlternate name[s]
  		Township
Bear River		City
 		Active/Inactive
Unknown
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T67N - R27W		Section
Section 24
Latitude
482812N		 Longitude
0937504W		USGS 7.5 map
 		 Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
From Littlefork on Hwy 71, past 77 and past State Forest Road. Next road W may lead to location. Inquire locally.
Notes
 
Wicker homesteadsAlternate name[s]
  		Township
Wicker		City
 		Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T152N - R25W		Section
Section 2
Latitude
480063N		 Longitude
0938023W		USGS 7.5 map
 		 Cemetery type
Family		Established
 
Driving Directions
Unknown location/s within section inquire locally
Notes
Burials on old homesteads (Anderson, Nelson, Boerner)
Wildwood CemeteryAlternate name[s]
  		Township
Wildwood		City
 		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T151N - R26W		Section
Section 10
Latitude
479162N		 Longitude
0939505W		USGS 7.5 map
Wildwood		 Cemetery type
Community		Established
 
Driving Directions
From either Northome or Hwy 6, to intersection with 27, N on 27 follow bends staying on 27, W side of road just before third bend at Caldwell Brook crossing
Notes
 
Wildwood Smallpox Camp CemeteryAlternate name[s]
 		Township
Wildwood		City
  		Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T151N - R26W		Section
Section 1
Latitude
479211N		Longitude
0939094W		USGS 7.5 map
 		Cemetery type
Mass grave		Established
 
Driving Directions
From either Northome or Hwy 6, to intersection with 27, N on 27 follow bends staying on 27 passing Wildwood cemetery, Forest road leads to marker. Inquire with Forest Ranger to location of forest road and road conditions.
Notes
Mass burial at site of smallpox camp.
This page last updated August 23, 2007

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