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Clementson Cemetery

Alternate name[s]

Township
Clementson

City

Active/Inactive
Active

Street Address
East side of Koochiching County Road 18, 4/10 of a mile south of Minn. Hwy. 11

Township-Range
T160N - R30W

Section
12 SESE

Latitude
N48 41' 07.7"

Longitude
W94 26' 08.1"

USGS 7.5 map
Clementson

Cemetery type
Public/Commuity

Established
1907

Driving Directions
From Minn. Hwy. 11, go south on Koochiching County Road 18 for .4 miles, then east (left) on 11th Street (Lake of the Woods County Road 79). The cemetery is on the north side of 11th Street, set back 1/10 of a mile from County Road 18.

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Transcription Date
15-Jan-03

Transcriber
Carol Rieke

Location of Original
http://www.interment.net/data/us/mn/lakeofwoods/clementson/clem.htm

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Silver Creek Cemetery

Alternate name[s]

Township
Guidrid

City

Active/Inactive

Street Address
South side of Lake of the Woods County Road 102 (10th Street), ½ mile east of Lake of the Woods County Road 89 (25th Avenue), on the western bank of Silver Creek

Township-Range
T160N - R30W

Section
10 SESW

Latitude
N48 41' 18.4"

Longitude
W94 29" 08.4"

USGS 7.5 map
Clementson

Cemetery type

Established

Driving Directions
From Minn. Hwy. 11, go south on 25th Avenue (Lake of the Woods County Road 89) for approximately .4 miles, then east (left) on 10th Street (Lake of the Woods County Road 102) for a half-mile.

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Spooner Townsite Cemetery

Alternate name[s]

Township
Spooner

City

Active/Inactive
Inactive

Street Address
West side of the first road to the west of Minn. Hwy. 72 off Minn. Hwy. 11, 1/10 of a mile north of Minn. Hwy. 11

Township-Range
T160N - R31W

Section
01 NENE

Latitude
N48 42' 46.9"

Longitude
W94 33" 46.9"

USGS 7.5 map
Spooner

Cemetery type

Established
1922

Driving Directions
While driving west on Minn. Hwy. 11, turn right at the first drive after passing the turn for south Minn. Hwy. 72. The cemetery is on the left (west) side of this drive, 1/10 of a mile north of Minn. Hwy. 11.

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Elm Park Cemetery

Alternate name[s]

Township
Baudette

City

Active/Inactive
Active

Street Address
North side of Lake of the Woods County Road 35 (7th Street SW), one-half mile east of Lake of the Woods County Road 1 (3rd Avenue SW)

Township-Range
T160N - R31W

Section
02 SESW

Latitude
N48 42' 05.0"

Longitude
W94 35' 38.8"

USGS 7.5 map
Baudette

Cemetery type
Public

Established

Driving Directions
From Minn. Hwy. 1 (Main Street West), go south on Lake of the Woods County Road 1 (3rd Avenue SW) for 9/10 of a mile, then turn left (east) on Lake of the Woods County Road 35 (7th Street SW) for a half-mile. The cemetery will be on the left (north).

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Swentik Family Cemetery

Alternate name[s]
The Rose of Peace Cemetery

Township
Baudette

City

Active/Inactive
Active

Street Address
3/10 of a mile east of Lake of the Woods County Road 1 (3rd Avenue SW) at the end of a grass road that separates two fields on the property of George Swentik, 4/10 of a mile south of Lake of the Woods County Road 35 (7th Street SW)

Township-Range
T160N - R31W

Section
11 SWNE

Latitude
N48 41' 38.5"

Longitude
W94 35' 56.4"

USGS 7.5 map
Baudette

Cemetery type
Private

Established

Driving Directions
From Minn. Hwy. 1 (Main Street West), go south on Lake of the Woods County Road 1 (Main Street West) for 1.3 miles. On the left will be a grass road separating two fields on the property of George Swentik. Follow this road for 3/10 of a mile as it goes east and then south. At the end of the road is a private cemetery.

Notes
The only burial in this cemetery is for Barbara Sue Swentik, 1943-1987.

Old Town Cemetery

Alternate name[s]

Township
Baudette

City

Active/Inactive
Inactive

Street Address
In Peace Park, on the southeast side of Minn. Hwy. 72, just before the customs station and International Bridge into Ontario

Township-Range
T161N - R31W

Section
35 SESE

Latitude
N48 43' 02.9"

Longitude
W94 35' 35.7"

USGS 7.5 map
Baudette

Cemetery type
Abandoned

Established

Driving Directions
From Minn. Hwy. 11, take Minn. Hwy. 72 north for .4 miles. Turn right into the wayside rest before coming to the International Bridge into Ontario.

Notes
The is the original Baudette Cemetery. Most of the bodies have been moved, but two graves remain at the north end of the park: Annie Swenson, September 28, 1872 to March 23, 1907; and Dudley Bayley, 1898 to 1904.

Wabinica Lutheran Church Cemetery

Alternate name[s]

Township
Baudette

City

Active/Inactive

Street Address
1765 26th Avenue NW, 218-634-1002. On Lake of the Woods County Road 30 (26th Avenue NW), 4/10 of a mile north of Minn. Hwy. 72

Township-Range
T161N - R31W

Section
07 NWSW

Latitude
N48 46' 37.6"

Longitude
W94 41' 39.9"

USGS 7.5 map
Baudette

Cemetery type
Church

Established

Driving Directions
From Minn. Hwy. 11, go north on Minn. Hwy. 172 for 5.6 miles. Turn right (north) on Lake of the Woods County Road 30 (26th Avenue NW) and go .4 miles. The cemetery is behind the church.

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Hillside Cemetery

Alternate name[s]

Township
Zippel

City

Active/Inactive

Street Address
South side of Lake of the Woods County Road 8, 8.5 miles west of Minn. Hwy. 172

Township-Range
T162N - R33W

Section
22 NWNE

Latitude
N48 50' 38.6"

Longitude
W94 52' 55.0"

USGS 7.5 map
Williams

Cemetery type

Established

Driving Directions
From Minn. Hwy. 11, go north and then northwest on Minn. Hwy. 172 for 10.4 miles. Turn left (west) on Lake of the Woods County Road and go 8.5 miles.

Notes

Prosper Township Cemetery

Alternate name[s]

Township
Prosper

City

Active/Inactive
Inactive

Street Address
West side of Lake of the Woods County Road 290, 1.7 miles off of Lake of the Woods County Road 2

Township-Range
T163N - R33W

Section
30 NENE

Latitude
N48 54' 36.6"

Longitude
W94 56' 22.3"

USGS 7.5 map

Cemetery type
Abandoned

Established

Driving Directions
From the junction of Lake of the Woods County Road 2 and Lake of the Woods County Road 11/Lake of the Woods County Road 53, go one mile north on Lake of the Woods County Road 2. Turn right (east) onto a one-lane dirt road that is not marked. The road will go one mile to the east and then curve to the north. Go .7 miles after the curve (a total of 1.7 miles from Lake of the Woods County Road 2. In a field surrounded by a barbed-wire fence to the left (west side of the road) is one gravestone surrounded by a barbed-wire fence.

Notes
The sole headstone at this location is for John W. Davis-September 16, 1884 to December 30, 1918.

Mount Carmel Church Cemetery

Alternate name[s]
Willow Creek Cemetery

Township
Chilgren

City

Active/Inactive

Street Address
4788 Rocky Point Road NW, Roosevelt, Minnesota 56673, 218-442-2031. Southeast quadrant of Lake of the Woods County Road 11 (48th Street NW) and Lake of the Woods County Road 17 (Rocky Point Road NW). The cemetery is behind the church.

Township-Range
T162N - R34W

Section
06 NWNW

Latitude
N48 53' 11.8"

Longitude
W95 05' 25.7"

USGS 7.5 map

Cemetery type
Church

Established

Driving Directions
From the junction of Lake of the Woods County Road 2 and Lake of the Woods County Road 11/Lake of the Woods County Road 53, go west on Lake of the Woods County Road 11 (48th Street NW) for six miles, to Lake of the Woods County Road 17 (Rocky Point Road NW).

Notes

Arnesen Graves

Alternate name[s]

Township
Arnesen

City

Active/Inactive

Street Address
North side of Lake of the Woods County Road 17, 1/10 of a mile west of Green Ash Trail NW

Township-Range
T163N - R34W

Section
05 SWSW

Latitude
N48 57' 35.2"

Longitude
W95 03' 57.1"

USGS 7.5 map

Cemetery type

Established
1903

Driving Directions
From the junction of Lake of the Woods County Road 11 (48th Street NW) and Lake of the Woods County Road 17 (Rocky Point Road NW) go north on Lake of the Woods County Road 17 and follow it as it curves east, north, and then west. The first road into a trailer park beyond Green Ash Trail NW has a large sign on the corner that says "Arnesen's Rocky Point." Turn right on this road. About 100 feet up on the right side of this road is a marker for Arnesen with five footstones for Arnesen's.

Notes

Good Shepherd Cemetery

Alternate name[s]

Township
Northwest Angle

City

Active/Inactive

Street Address
On west side of Crow Creek Drive NW (set back by about 1/10 of a mile), 2/10 of a mile north of Inlet Drive NW

Township-Range
T168N - R35W

Section
24 NENW

Latitude
N49 21' 04.0"

Longitude
W95 04' 56.1"

USGS 7.5 map

Cemetery type
Private

Established
1971

Driving Directions
From the beginning of Minn. Hwy. 49 at the international border and boundary between Manitoba and Minnesota, follow Minn. Hwy. 49 (Northwest Angle Road NW) for 7.8 miles to the junction with Lake of the Woods County Road 331 (Dawson Road NW). At this intersection is Jim's Corner, which is used for the customs station. Go left (west) on Lake of the Woods County Road 331 (Dawson Road NW) for one mile, then turn right (north) onto Lake of the Woods County Road (Pine View Drive NW). After 7/10 of a mile, turn left (west) onto Inlet Drive NW (which is still Lake of the Woods County Road 332). In 2/10 of a mile, turn right (north) on Crow Creek Drive NW and go 4/10 of a mile. On the left, across Crow Creek Drive NW from the airstrip, is road. Go west on this road for 1/10 of a mile, to the end. The cemetery will be on the right. This is in Angle Inlet, on the Norman Carlson property.

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Pine Hill Cemetery

Alternate name[s]

Township
Williams

City

Active/Inactive

Street Address
South side of Lake of the Woods County Road 13 (Pine Street), .6 miles east of Lake of the Woods County Road 2 (Wilderness Avenue)

Township-Range
T161N - R33W

Section
18 NWNE

Latitude
N48 46' 16.5"

Longitude
W94 56' 41.1"

USGS 7.5 map
Williams

Cemetery type

Established

Driving Directions
From Minn. Hwy. 11, go north on Lake of the Woods County Road 2 (Wilderness Avenue) for .3 miles and turn right (east) on Lake of the Woods County Road 13 (Pine Street) for .6 miles. The cemetery will be on the right.

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Calvary Cemetery

Alternate name[s]
St. Joseph's Cemetery

Township

City

Active/Inactive

Street Address

Township-Range
T161N - R34W

Section
13 SENE

Latitude
N48 46' 03.8"

Longitude
W94 57' 31.8"

USGS 7.5 map
Myhre

Cemetery type

Established
1910

Driving Directions

Notes

Wildwood Cemetery

Alternate name[s]
Garber Cemetery

Township
Norris

City

Active/Inactive
Active

Street Address
South side of Winter Road Lake SW, 1½ miles west of Airport Forest Road

Township-Range
T159N - R35W

Section
22 NWNW

Latitude
N48 35' 00.7"

Longitude
W95 08' 52.3"

USGS 7.5 map

Cemetery type

Established
1924

Driving Directions
From Williams: Go south on Lake of the Woods County Road 2 from Minn. Hwy. 11. After 6.9 miles, the pavement ends and the road becomes Lake of the Woods County Road 183 (Faunce Forest Road). After another 5.1 miles (a total of 12 miles south of Minn. Hwy. 11), turn right (west) on Faunce-Butterfield Forest Road. In 9.7 miles, this road will come to a junction with Roosevelt-Norris Forest Road. Stay on the Butterfield Forest Road (the Faunce has been dropped from the name by this time) as it continues west and then curves to the south. Two miles after the junction with Roosevelt-Norris Forest Road, the former Norris CCC Camp (now a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Station) will be on the right. One-tenth of a mile beyond this, Butterfield Forest Road will turn to the west, and Airport Forest Road will go to the south. Take Airport Forest Road (the site of the Cox-Coyour Memorial Airfield will be on the left) for 2.2 miles, to the former site of the Jarausek School. Turn left (east) and go 1½ miles. Wildwood Cemetery will be on the right. From Roosevelt: On Minn. Hwy. 11, 4/10 of a mile west of the Lake of the Woods County Line, go south on Roseau County Road 141. Follow the road for 1.7 miles as it goes south and curves to the west, then turn left (south) on Roosevelt-Norris Forest Road. Follow this for 12. 9 miles as the road goes south, then west, then south again and comes to the junction with Butterfield Road. Turn right (west) on Butterfield Road and then follow the directions from this point as shown above.

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Beaver Dam Cemetery

Alternate name[s]

Township
Beaver Dam

City

Active/Inactive
Inactive

Street Address
On the east side of a trail, ¼ mile south of Hogs Back Forest Road, at a point ½ mile west of Butterfield Forest Road

Township-Range
T159N - R36W

Section
22 N2

Latitude
N48 34' 45.8"

Longitude
W95 15' 17.2"

USGS 7.5 map

Cemetery type
Abandoned

Established
1923

Driving Directions
From Williams: Go south on Lake of the Woods County Road 2 from Minn. Hwy. 11. After 6.9 miles, the pavement ends and the road becomes Lake of the Woods County Road 183 (Faunce Forest Road). After another 5.1 miles (a total of 12 miles south of Minn. Hwy. 11), turn right (west) on Faunce-Butterfield Forest Road. In 9.7 miles, this road will come to a junction with Roosevelt-Norris Forest Road. Stay on the Butterfield Forest Road (the Faunce has been dropped from the name by this time) as it continues west and then curves to the south. Two miles after the junction with Roosevelt-Norris Forest Road, the former Norris CCC Camp (which operated from 1935 to 1940 and is now a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources facility) will be on the right. One-tenth of a mile beyond this, Butterfield Forest Road will turn to the west, and Airport Forest Road will go to the south. Stay on Butterfield Road as it goes to the west and then to the southwest for 3.6 miles, then turn right (west) on Hogs Back Forest Road. After a half-mile, there is a trail on the left. Either drive or walk down this trail for a quarter-mile. The cemetery will be on the left. From Roosevelt: On Minn. Hwy. 11, 4/10 of a mile west of the Lake of the Woods County Line, go south on Roseau County Road 141. Follow the road for 1.7 miles as it goes south and curves to the west, then turn left (south) on Roosevelt-Norris Forest Road. Follow this for 12. 9 miles as the road goes south, then west, then south again and comes to the junction with Butterfield Road. Turn right (west) on Butterfield Road and then follow the directions from this point as shown above.

Notes
There are only two graves visible in Beaver Dam Cemetery: John Anderson, APR - 1925; Joseph Card, FEB - 1928.

Graceton Cemetery

Alternate name[s]

Township
Graceton

City

Active/Inactive

Street Address
Southeast quadrant of Lake of the Woods County Road 65 (58th Avenue) and Minn. Hwy. 11

Township-Range
T161N - R33W

Section
23 NWSW

Latitude
N48 44' 50.9"

Longitude
W94 52' 14.8"

USGS 7.5 map
Graceton

Cemetery type

Established

Driving Directions

Notes

Potamo Park Cemetery

Alternate name[s]
Bossler Cemetery

Township
Potamo

City

Active/Inactive

Street Address
South side of Lake of the Woods County Road 3, 6/10 of a mile west of Lake of the Woods County Road 4 (52nd Avenue SW)/Lake of the Woods County Road 180

Township-Range
T160N - R33W

Section
23 NENW

Latitude
N48 40' 13.9"

Longitude
W94 51' 23.0"

USGS 7.5 map
Graceton

Cemetery type

Established
1914

Driving Directions

Notes

Henry Johnson Family Cemetery

Alternate name[s]

Township
Potamo

City

Active/Inactive
Inactive

Street Address
East side of Lake of the Woods County Road 180, 1/2 mile south of Lake of the Woods County Road 3

Township-Range
T160N - R33W

Section
24 NWSW

Latitude
N48 39' 37.0"

Longitude
W94 50' 35.1"

USGS 7.5 map

Cemetery type
Private

Established
1915

Driving Directions

Notes
The cemetery has four burials, all unmarked: Sydia Mary Johnson, Katri Slemi Butrikka, Laura Ammas Koski, and Albert Hoyhata. Four green iron posts have been positioned at the corners of what is thought to be the perimeter of the grave sites. A circular drive has been made around the piece of property. No sign is present to indicate that it is a cemetery.

Pitt Cemetery

Alternate name[s]
Winter Road River Cemetery

Township
Walhalla

City
Wabinica

Active/Inactive

Street Address
South side of Minn. Hwy. 11, 3/10 of a mile east of Lake of the Woods County Road 6, just to the east of the Pitt city limits

Township-Range
T161N/T160N - R32W/R32W

Section
35 SESW+/02 NWNW+

Latitude
N48 42' 57.1"

Longitude
W94 44' 06.6"

USGS 7.5 map

Cemetery type

Established
1906

Driving Directions

Notes

Spring Grove Cemetery

Alternate name[s]
Carp Cemetery

Township
Swiftwater

City

Active/Inactive

Street Address
Southeast quadrant of Lake of the Woods County Road 1 (17th Avenue SW) and Lake of the Woods County Road 16 (59th Street SW or Jackpine Drive)

Township-Range
T158N - R31W

Section
16 NWNW

Latitude
N48 30' 43.5"

Longitude
W94 38' 47.9"

USGS 7.5 map

Cemetery type

Established
1923

Notes

Hamilton Farm Cemetery

Alternate name[s]
Germanson Cemetery

Township
Victory

City

Active/Inactive
Inactive

Street Address
South side of Bankton Forest Road, 8/10 of a mile to the west of Pitt Grade Forest Road and 7 miles southwest of Lake of the Woods County Road 1

Township-Range
T158N - R32W/R32W

Section
16 NWNW

Latitude
N48 30' 37.8"

Longitude
W94 46' 25.8

USGS 7.5 map
Graceton SE

Cemetery type
Abandoned

Established

Driving Directions
From Minn. Hwy. 72, go west on Lake of the Woods County Road 1 (Wilderness Drive). After four miles, Lake of the Woods County Road 1 will turn to the north (and become 17th Avenue SW). Continue on Lake of the Woods County Road 1 to the north for 2.4 miles, then turn left (west) on Lake of the Woods County Road 146 (Bankton Road SW). Follow this road as it curves to the south, west, south, and west again (and becomes Bankton Forest Road) for 7 miles. The cemetery will be on the left. (On the right, 2/10 of a mile beyond the cemetery, is the site of the Erwin S. Hamilton Farm - 1929.)

Notes
There are no graves visible in this cemetery

Bankton Cemetery

Alternate name[s]

Township
Meadowland

City

Active/Inactive
Inactive

Street Address
South side of Bankton Forest Road, 7.1 miles to the west of Pitt Grade Forest Road and 13.3 miles southwest of Lake of the Woods County Road 1

Township-Range
T158N - R33W

Section
28 NESE

Latitude
N48 28' 22.2"

Longitude
W94 53' 14.6

USGS 7.5 map
Oaks Corner

Cemetery type
Abandoned

Established

Driving Directions
Continue on the Bankton Forest Road for another 6.3 miles beyond Hamilton Farm Cemetery. The Bankton School Site, 1925-1935, will be on the left, 1/10 of a mile before the cemetery, and the Bankton Community Hall Site (Hub of settlers activities; area vacated in the resettlement program of 1935) will be on the left, 1/10 of a mile beyond the cemetery.

Notes

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