POLK COUNTY, MINNESOTA CEMETERIES

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CEMETERY NAME	MAP	LOCATION & COMMENTS
Aardal Cemetery   See Valle Cemetery	None	Chester Township- Section 2
Aas Lutheran Cemetery	None	Brandsvold Township - Section 13 Northeast of Fosston, next to Queen Twp. line Originated 1886; name changed to Froen Lutheran in 1889; church ceased operation 1970. See Froen Lutheran Cemetery.
Abramson Private Cemetery	None	See Minnesota Genealogical Society website regarding location of this cemetery.
Andover Township Cemetery	Map	Section 14 Andover Township Girard Originated 1883. Also see Minnesota Genealogical Society website regarding location of this cemetery.
Andover - Burnham Creek	None	Section 8 Andover Township West of Crookston about 3 miles along the Burnham Creek. Established 1880. Also see Minnesota Genealogical Society website regarding location of this cemetery.
Asphult Lutheran Cemetery	Map	Hill River Township - Section 28 330 Street SE/300 Avenue SE North East of McIntosh, MN Established 1888. Also see Minnesota Genealogical Society website regarding location of this cemetery.
Bailey Family Cemetery aka Maple Range Cemetery	None	Knute Township - SE 1/4 of Section 19 Established 1912. Also see Minnesota Genealogical Society website regarding location of this cemetery.
Bardo Church Cemetery aka Bardo Norwegian Lutheran Church	Map	Roome Township NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Sec 11 near Eldred, MN Twp. 148N - Range 49W Established 1878. The church was built in 1886, the congregation disbanded in 1939. The building was torn down several years later. This was a Norwegian Lutheran church. Also see Minnesota Genealogical Society website regarding location of this cemetery.
Bergit (Birgit)	Map	Vineland Township Near Climax Section 36, Twp. 148 Range 49 W Established 1881 Also see Minnesota Genealogical Society website regarding location of this cemetery.
Bernston	None	NE of Fosston
Bethany Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery aka Grand Marais Lutheran Church and Cemetery aka Bethany North Lutheran Cemetery aka Bethesda Lutheran (Swedish)	None	Grand Forks Township - Sec 2 7 miles north of East Grand Forks on MN Highway 220 P.O. Box 360 East Grand Forks, MN 56721 218/773-1501 Lutheran and Grand Marais Lutheran Churches. Also see Minnesota Genealogical Society website regarding location of this cemetery. Founded: Bethany was formed in 1964 when Grand Marais & Bethesda Lutheran Churches merged. Grand Marais was originally known as Norwegian Lutheran. ELCA page says congregation was founded in 1886, but not sure which one. Present Church was built in 1964. Heritage: Norwegian (Grand Marais) & Swedish (Bethesda)
Bethany Lutheran Cemetery	None	Chester Township Near Gully, MN - Section 21
Bethany North Lutheran Cemetery aka Grand Marais Lutheran aka Bethesda Lutheran (Swedish) aka Bethany Holy Trinity Lutheran	None	Grand Forks Township - Sect. 2 7 miles north of East Grand Forks on MN Highway 220 P.O. Box 360 East Grand Forks, MN 56721 218/773-1501 Bethany Lutheran Church built in 1964 after merger of Bethesda Lutheran and Grand Marais Lutheran Churches. The Rural Church Database Website has beautiful photos of this and other churches.
Bethany South Lutheran Cemetery	None	Grand Forks Township - Sec 2 6 miles north of EGF on hwy 220 P.O. Box 360 East Grand Forks, MN 56721 218/773-1501 Bethany Lutheran Church built in 1964 after merger of Bethesda Lutheran and Grand Marais Lutheran Churches. In 1905 was known as the Norwegian Lutheran Church. Later it was known as Grand Marais, but now is part of Bethany congregation.
Bethel Cemetery	Map	Onstad Township - Section 21 Melvin
Bethel Lutheran Cemetery	None	Sletten Township - Section 29 You might check with the Minnesota Genealogical Society website regarding the location of this cemetery.
Bethel Lutheran Cemetery (Russia)	None	Russia Township - Section 34 Also see Minnesota Genealogical Society website regarding location of this cemetery.
Bethesda Lutheran (Swedish)	None	Esther Township NE 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Sec 36 Also see Minnesota Genealogical Society website regarding location of this cemetery. See Bethany Holy Trinity Lutheran. Bethany Lutheran Church was built in 1964 after merger of Bethesda Lutheran and Grand Marais Lutheran Churches. Merger of Bethesda Lutheran and Grand Marais Lutheran.
Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery	None	Queen Township - Section 2 Across the road from Emmanuel Cemetery, near the Clearwater County line. Also see Minnesota Genealogical Society website regarding location of this cemetery. Established 1900 From merger of Bang Church and Emmanuel Church
Brandsvold Lutheran Cemetery	Map	Brandsvold Township - Section 14 North of Fosston on County Road 6 Merged with Landstad in 1936 Established 1892. Also see Minnesota Genealogical Society website regarding location of this cemetery.
Broderheim Cemetery	Map	Badger Township - Section 32 Two miles west of Erskine, just off Hwy 2
Brinkman	None	South of Fosston
Bygland Lutheran Cemetery (North)	None	Bygland Township MN Hiway 220, near Fisher MORE INFORMATION
Bygland Lutheran Cemetery (South)	None	Bygland Township Hiway 220, near Fisher A mile south of the Bygland Lutheran Church MORE INFORMATION
Calvary Free Lutheran	Map	Rosebud Township East side of Fosston City Minn.
Calvary Cemetery	None	Winger Township Section 22, Polk County, MN West side of Winger, MN More Information
Calvary Cemetery aka Saint Ann Cemetery	None	Columbia Township 2 miles West of Crookston
Church of the Beloved Physician aka Episcopal Church and Cemetery	None	Grove Park Township Approximately a half mile from Mentor, and was moved into Mentor in 1893. Also see Lakeside Cemetery, Grove Park Township - some of the people buried here were moved to Lakeside.
Concordia Cemetery	Map	Fertile, Minn.
Cross Lake (Old) Cemetery aka Ophus Cemetery and aka Queen Town Cemetery	Map	Queen Township Rural Fosston - Section 21 (by Cross Lake) Old cemetery site used until 1912, when church moved to new location in section 27. This cemetery used until 1981, then church was removed some years later. Old cemetery remains but is in failing health.
Cross Lake (New) Cemetery	None	Queen Township - Section 26 6 miles Northeast of Fosston Church was moved in 1912 from old site and cemetery, in Section 21, to its new location -- which was used until 1981. The church was removed some years later, but cemetery remains.
Dovre Cemetery	Map	Winger Winger Township - Section 3
Eldred Cemetery See First English Lutheran Cemetery	None	Eldred
Elm or Elim Cemetery	Map	Winger Township - Section 27 0.6 mile SW of Winger
Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery	Map	Columbia Township Lengby
Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery	None	Queen Township - Section 1 Clearwater County is just one mile east of this cemetery.
Episcopal Church Cemetery aka "Church of the Beloved Physician"	None	Grove Park Township Approximately a half mile from Mentor, and was moved into Mentor in 1893. Also see Lakeside Cemetery, Grove Park Township - some of the people buried here were moved to Lakeside.
Erickson Family Cemetery	None	Rural Eldridge SE 1/4 Sec 34 Fisher Twp
Esther Pioneer Township Cemetery	None	Esther Township - Section 4
Esther Twp. Cemetery See Esther Pioneer Township Cemetery	MAP	Esther Twp. - Section 3 This cemetery is located just west of the Kongsvinger Lutheran Church, very near the Esther/Higdem Township line.
Fairview, Beltrami	None	Reis Township - 2 miles south of Beltrami Contact Ms. Joanne Yuergens (218) 926-5675 for information about this cemetery.
Fairview McIntosh	Map	2 miles south of Erskine
Fairview Cemetery	None	Knute Township - Section 10
Faith Lutheran Cemetery aka Mentor Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation	Map	Grove Park Township - Section 23 1.3 miles NE of Mentor Faith Lutheran Church was organized in 1903 and was first called "Mentor Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation" and the church was built in 1906. In January of 1955 the decision was made to rename the church to Faith Lutheran Church. The land for the cemetery was purchased from William W. Attix in 1904 and Chester Galland donated more land in 1955. The church is still active.
First English Lutheran Church & Cemetery aka Eldred Cemetery	None	in the town of Eldred, MN Roome Township The cemetery is located behind the church. It was organized in 1936 and is still active. It is a part of the Crookston Parish with OUR SAVIOURS LUTHERAN CHURCH (Missouri Synod). For more information on this church contact Allan Dragseth 34102 320th St. SW Eldred, MN 56523-9454
First Norwegian Baptist Church Cemetery aka Queen Township Cemetery	None	Queen Township - Section 5 See Churches/First Norwegian Baptist Church
Freedom Cemetery	Map	Columbia Township About 3 miles NE of Lengby
Fridhem Lutheran Cemetery	Map	Columbia Township - Section 26 East of Lengby
Froen Lutheran Cemetery formerly Aas Lutheran	None	Brandsvold Township - Section 13 Northeast of Fosston, next to Queen Twp. line
German Lutheran Cemetery aka Trinity Lutheran Cemetery	None	Lowell Township - Section 19 Fisher, Minn. This cemetery was leveled in early 1960's - In the last several years, ongoing efforts to locate the graves at Trinity Cemetery have been undertaken, as well as efforts to beautify the site. The Trinity Cemetery is located on private property. Please contact Jerry Wentzel about visiting the site.
Gosen Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery	None	Knute Township SE corner of Section 26
Grace Cemetery/Maple Bay Cemetery	None	Godfrey Township - Section 11 This cemetery is on the line of Section 10 & 11
Grand Marais Lutheran (Norwegian) Church and Cemetery	None	See Bethany Holy Trinity Lutheran
Greenwood Cemetery	Map	About 0.6 Miles south of Fisher, Minnesota, on Memorial Drive.
Hafslo Cemetery (Old)	Map	Kertsonville Township Harold Station - near Crookston - 8.5 miles SE of Crookston SW 1/4, Section 30
Hanna Cemetery	Map	Hammond Township Girard - about 8 miles SW of Crookston Originally in Section 8, Hammond Township, Polk County, MN Graves moved 3 ½ miles south to Zion Cemetery, Section 28, Hammond Township
Hansville Catholic Cemetery	Map	Rosebud Township - Section 19 About 3 miles SW of Fosston Also known as St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Fosston, Minn. In addition to our website, also see offsite webpage about St. Mary's.
Hitterdal Cemetery	Map	4 miles W of Mentor
Old Hitterdal Cemetery	None	Grove Park Township
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery See St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery	None	Gentilly
Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery Old Cemetery Offsite listing of New Cemetery	Map	Sullivan Township - Section 1 Tabor, Minn. - 10 miles NE of Grand Forks, North Dakota Holy Trinity website
Immanuel Cemetery	Map	Fosston East - 1 miles West of Lengby
Immanuel Cemetery	Map	King Township City of McIntosh
Kingo Lutheran Cemetery	Map	Rosebud Township City of Fosston East Next to Landstad cemetery
Kongsvinger Lutheran Cemetery Also known as Kinsvinger	Map	Esther Township - Sect. 2
Lakeside Cemetery	None	Grove Park Township - Section 34 South of Mentor on County Road 12 A few of the people buried in this cemetery are listed as being buried in the 'Episcopal' cemetery. For that reason some information will be given on this church. The Episcopal Church was called the "Church of the Beloved Physician," and was built in 1884, approximately a half mile from Mentor, and was moved into Mentor in 1893. Early members were families of Knowles, Van Gorden, Abbott, Attix, Kempton, Berg, Hayes, Dugdale, Holcomb, Tassell, Burns, John Tice, Barker, Robinson, Ewift, Clark, Borchert, Kemp, Martson and Morris.
Landstad	Map	Rosebud Township City of Fosston East next to Kingo Cemetery
Landsverk	Map	Sletten Township - Section 2 SW of Fosston This cemetery is located on the Jorgen Landsverk homestead. Jorgen was the first person buried in this cemetery in June of 1894.
Lengby Cemetery	Map
Lima	Map	Garden Twp - Section 2 Lima Church was located in Winger Twp. at first.
Lone Star	Map	Onstad Township - Section 21 Melvin
Lost River Cemetery   See Valle Cemetery	None	Chester Township - Section 2
Lund Cemetery	None	Gully Township - Section 35 Northeast edge of Gully, Minn.
McIntosh Baptist Cemetery	None	King Township - Section 4 3 miles north of McIntosh, on County Road 8.
Mamre Cemetery	Map	Hill River Township - Section 26 Olga (North of Fosston)
Maple Bay Cemetery	Map	Godfrey Township - Section 10 This cemetery is on the line of Section 10 & 11, and is northwest of Maple Bay. Sometimes called Old Maple Bay Free Lutheran Cemetery The church was destroyed by fire on December 3, 1930. In 1947 a new church was built. This church is still active. This cemetery has not been used since 1967, but is well taken care of.
Maple Lake Cemetery	None	Woodside Township - Section 20
Maple Range Cemetery aka Bailey Family Cemetery	None	Knute Township - Section 19
Melo Lutheran Cemetery	None	Brandt Township - Sec 5
Mentor Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation Church & Cemetery aka Faith Lutheran Church and Cemetery	None	Grove Park Township - Section 23 2 KM NE of Mentor on Road 12 Faith Lutheran Church was organized in 1903 and was first called &Mentor Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation& and the church was built in 1906. In January of 1955 the decision was made to rename the church to Faith Lutheran Church. The land for the cemetery was purchased from William W. Attix in 1904 and Chester Galland donated more land in 1955.
Merrill Cemetery See Oakhill Cemetery	None	Fisher Township, Section 16
Mount Carmel Cemetery	None	King Township City of McIntosh
Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery	None	Crookston
Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church Cemetery	None	Rosebud Township - Fosston Area
Nisbet Family Cemetery	Map	Huntsville Township, Nesbit farm - across the road from Nesbit Township.
New Sweden Cemetery	Map	Rural McIntosh, MN Lessor Township - Section 22
Nyskoga Cemetery	Map	Sandsville Township - Section 28
Oakdale Cemetery	Map	Crookston
Oakhill Cemetery aka Merrill Cemetery	None	Fisher Township-Section 16 Just off Highway 2 on the west side of the curve after the town of Fisher; first gravel road on the left. Oakhill cemetery is associated with Fisher Methodist Episcopal Church.
Oakland Cemetery	Map	Columbia Township - Section 13 Northeast of Lengby near the Clearwater County line
Oakland	Map	King Township Cemetery Near McIntosh
Oakland Cemetery	None	Lessor Twp., Section 12
Old Hitterdal Cemetery	None	Grove Park Township - Section 30
Olivet Cemetery	Map	King Township - Section 10 McIntosh
Old Valle Lutheran Cemetery	Map	Chester Township - Section 2 North of Trail, Minn.
Ophus Cemetery aka Cross Lake Cemetery by Cross Lake	Map	Queen Township - Section 21 North of Fosston
Our Savior's Lutheran Cemetery (Higdem Twp.)	None	Higdem Township - Section 8 or Section 17 Dugdale (near Oslo, Minn.)
Our Saviour's Lutheran Cemetery	None	King Township; City of McIntosh
Pioneer Cemetery	Map	McIntosh
Pioneer Lutheran Cemetery	Map	Knute Township near Erskine
Pleasant Hill Cemetery	Map	Fertile, Minn.
Poplar River Cemetery	Map	Brandsvold Township - Section 34 North side of Fosston, Minn.
Poplar Lake Cemetery	Map	Columbia Township - Section 20 Poplar Lake Northwest of Lengby
Prairie View Lutheran Cemetery	Map	Euclid Township - Section 11 About 1 mile North of the town of Euclid on Highway 75
Queen	Map	Olga
Queen Township Cemetery aka First Norwegian Baptist Church	None	Queen Twp - Section 5 The First Norwegian Baptist Church was organized in 1893 and met in the homes of members. In 1900 the First Norwegian Baptist Church was built with Rev. O. Devenberg as pastor. It was active until the 1930's.
Resthaven Memorial Cemetery	Map	Mallory
Resurrection Cemetery	Map	21st St. NW and River Road; East Grand Forks, Minn. Phone City Hall 218/773-1815 for records See note at bottom of page
Rodnes Lutheran Cemetery	None	Woodside Township - Section 12 West of Erskine- the cemetery is across the road from the church.
Rosehill Cemetery, Fosston	Map	Rosebud Township East edge of Fosston
Rosehill Cemetery, Mentor	Map	Mentor
Rosehill Cemetery	None	Grove Park Township - Section 20 Founded 1894
Saint Ann Cemetery aka Calvary Cemetery	None	2 miles west of Crookston
Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Cemetery	None	Gully Township - Section 32
Saint John's Lutheran Church and Cemetery	Map	King Township - Section 4 North of McIntosh, on County Rd 8 St. Luke's and St. John's joined to form Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in McIntosh which is still active today.
Saint Josephs Cemetery	Map	Fertile, Minn.
Saint Lawrence Catholic Church and Cemetery	Map	Grove Park Township - Section 23 Located North of Mentor on County Road 12; St. Lawrence is still an active church in Mentor.
Saint Luke's Lutheran Church and Cemetery	Map	King Township - Section 16 City of McIntosh Along Hwy 2, SE side of McIntosh, near railroad tracks.
St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery (New)	Map	Rosebud Township City of Fosston Off site webpage by Debbie Swanson January 2003
St. Paul Cemetery	None	Columbia Township City of Lengby
Saint Paul's Cemetery	Map	Angus
Saint Peters Catholic Cemetery	Map	Gentilly, Minnesota Formerly called Holy Cross Cemetery
Saint Peter Lutheran Cemetery	None	Columbia Township - Section 1 East of Fosston
Saint Petri Lutheran Cemetery Now known as Saint Peter Lutheran Cemetery	None	Columbia Township - Section 1 East of Fosston See St. Peter Lutheran Cem. (above)
Saint Petri Cemetery	None	Neilsville - across the line in Shelly Township. 3 miles north of Shelly on Route U.S. 75. In Norman County
Salem Swedish Lutheran Cemetery	None	Knute Township - Section 14 West of McIntosh
Salem Lutheran Cemetery	None	Eden Township - Section 20 Northeast of Fosston
Sand Hill Lutheran Cemetery Offsite listing for the cemetery.	Map	Vineland Township Climax, Minnesota Section 3, Twp. 148 Range 49 W Church is located about 6 miles from Climax, on Highway 220
Sand Hill Lutheran Church Cemetery	None	Sletten Township - Section 15 Located on County Road 1, southwest of Fosston
Sand Valley Lutheran Cemetery	Map	Gully Township - Section 20 Southeast edge of Trail, Minn.
Saron Lutheran Cemetery	None	Badger Township - Section 14
Scandia Cemetery	Map	Beltrami
Setersdal Cemetery	None	Bygland Township, Section 27
Skatvold Cemetery	Map	Vineland Township - Section 33 Rural Climax, Minn.
Sorum Lutheran	Map	Badger Township - Section 17 Erskine
South Bethany	Map	Oslo SE - South Bethany - Was known as Norwegian Lutheran Church, it later was known as Grand Marais, and now is merged with the Bethany Congregation.
Storelvedalen	Map	Winger Township - Section 28 Union Lake
Sundet Cemetery	Map	Hubbard Township Section 12, Twp. 147 Range 49 W Climax
Swedish Mission Cemetery Swedish Mission Cemetery (offsite)	Map	Higdem Township Oslo NE NW 1/4 Section 25
Swedish Baptist Cemetery	None	McIntosh
Synod Cemetery	Map	Knute Township - Section 10 McIntosh
Tabor Presbyterian Cemetery	None	Tabor Township - Section 17 On the south edge of Tabor, on 380th Ave.
Trinity Free Lutheran Cemetery	None	Lessor Township - Section 22 North of McIntosh, Minn.
Trinity Lutheran Cemetery aka German Lutheran Cemetery	None	Lowell Township - Section 19 Fisher, Minn. Unfortunately this cemetery was leveled in the early 1960's. In the last several years, ongoing efforts to locate the graves at Trinity Cemetery have been undertaken. The cemetery is located on private property. Please contact Jerry Wenzel about visiting the site. (April 2004)
Tabor Cemetery	Map	Tabor, Minnesota
Tofsly Cemetery See Zion Cemetery, Hammond Twp.	None	Hammond Twp - SW 1/4 Sect. 28
Union Cemetery Off-site listing	Map	Lowell township Crookston NW 1/4 Sect 33
Union Lake Cemetery	None	Garden Township - Section 12
Valle Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery     a.k.a. Aardal Cemetery     a.k.a. Lost River Cemetery	None	Chester Township - Section 2 North of Trail MN Hwy 92 on Polk County Road 6. Lost River Church, organized 1893, joined with Aardal Chuch, organized 1898, to form Valle Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1923.
Varnes Lutheran Cemetery and Church	None	Liberty Township - Section 10 Mentor, Minn.
Vernes Lutheran Cemetery	None	Hill River Township - Section 9 North of Fosston
West Valle Cemetery	Map	Trail
Winger Lutheran Church and Cemetery	Map	Winger Township - Section 22 On Polk County Road #1, just West of Winger, Minn. Info from Historical Committee also on this page
Zion Cemetery aka Tofsly cemetery	Map	Hammond Twp - SW 1/4 Sect. 28 Beltrami SW
Zion Lutheran Church & Cemetery	None	Eden Township - Section 30 located in rural Fosston, 10 miles north of town.

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