| Minnesota Genealogical Society 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Suite 100 |
Minnesota Cemetery Project
Cook County | ||||||||||||
| Schroeder Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] |
Township | City Schroeder | Active/Inactive A | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range T58N - R5 | Section 1 NWNE | ||||||||||
| Latitude 473035N | Longitude 905055W | USGS
7.5 map Schroeder |
Cemetery type public | Established 1925 | ||||||||
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Driving Directions State Hwy 61 to Schroeder, N .3 mile on Cramer Road, on right | ||||||||||||
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Notes Prior to establishment of this cem, people generally used Tofte Cem. 1st burial Axel Olson (Index of Burials and History of this cemetery available in MN Cemetery Notebooks, Cook County, MGS at www.mngs.org) | ||||||||||||
| Transcription
Date to 1996 | Transcriber Cook County Historical Society | Location
of Original Cook County Historical Society |
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| Tofte Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Zoar Lutheran Cemetery | Township | City Tofte | Active/Inactive A | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range T59N - R4 | Section 21 SWSE | ||||||||||
| Latitude 473035N | Longitude 905055W | USGS
7.5 map Tofte | Cemetery
type public | Established 1904 | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions State Hwy 61 to Tofte, N on Tofte Homestead Drive up hill away from lake, curving left. Cemetery straight ahead on lane, when road turns right. | ||||||||||||
| Notes Cemetery not marked. First burial Andrew Tofte, who died July 20, 1907. Number of burials before officially established. (Index of Burials and History of this cemetery available in MN Cemetery Notebooks, Cook County, at MGS www.mngs.org) | ||||||||||||
| Transcription
Date 1996 | Transcriber Cook County Historical Society | Location
of Original Cook County Historical Society | Title | |||||||||
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Date | Publisher | Publisher
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| Lutsen Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] |
Township | City Lutsen | Active/Inactive A | ||||||||
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Address | Township-Range T60N - R3 | Section 33 SWNE | ||||||||||
| Latitude 473827N or 473550 | Longitude 904239N or 904045 | USGS
7.5 map Lutsen |
Cemetery type public | Established 1909 | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions State Hwy 61 to 1/4 mile east of Lutsen Resort, N on Ski Hill Road, make an immediate left behind stop sign. Follow lane as it curves right, leading to cemetery. Cemetery between Ski Hill Road and Poplar River. | ||||||||||||
| Notes
First burial August Gilberg. Nels Oleson August 20, 1918, Margareta Olseon 1834-1901, Hanna M. Nelson August 11, 1890-November 11, 1890--all moved to cemetery in 1911 from burial ground used before 1908. (Index of Burials and History of this cemetery available in MN Cemetery Notebooks, Cook County, MGS at www.mngs.org) | ||||||||||||
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Date 1994 | Transcriber Cook County Historical Society | Location
of Original Cook County Historical Society | Title | |||||||||
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Date | Publisher | Publisher
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| Poplar Grove Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery | Township | City Grand Marais (Good Harbor Bay) | Active/Inactive A | ||||||||
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Address 2076 W Highway 61 | Township-Range T61N - R1E | Section 19 SWSE | ||||||||||
| Latitude 474447N or 474045 | Longitude 902215W or 902025 | USGS
7.5 map Grand Marais | Cemetery
type public | Established
1908 | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions State Hwy 61 to 2076, 1.5 miles west of Grand Marais | ||||||||||||
| Notes Until 1908, protestants of Grand Marais used cemetery at Maple Hill. (Index of Burials and History of this cemetery available in MN Cemetery Notebooks, Cook County, at MGS www.mngs.org) | ||||||||||||
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| Maple Hill Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] | Township | City Grand Marais |
Active/Inactive A | ||||||||
| Street
Address 121 Maple Hill Road | Township-Range T61N - R1E | Section 4 NESW | ||||||||||
| Latitude 474550N | Longitude 902025W | USGS
7.5 map Grand Marais | Cemetery
type public | Established 1899 | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions State Hwy 61 to Gunflint Trail, N to junction of 8 and Co. Rd 54, left on 54 (Maple Hill Drive) to fork in road at .4 mile, left .1 mile to Maple Hill Cemetery | ||||||||||||
| Notes
First burial Clara Pederson. (Index of Burials and History of this cemetery available in MN Cemetery Notebooks, Cook County, at MGS www.mngs.org) | ||||||||||||
| Transcription
Date to 2000 | Transcriber Pat Zankman | Location
of Original Cook County Historical Society | Title | |||||||||
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| St. John's Catholic Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] | Township | City Grand Marais | Active/Inactive
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Address | Township-Range T61N - R1E | Section 21NENE | ||||||||||
| Latitude 474550 | Longitude 901020 | USGS
7.5 map Grand Marais |
Cemetery type church | Established 1931 | ||||||||
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Driving Directions State Hwy 61 to East city limits of Grand Marais, on lake side of Hwy | ||||||||||||
| Notes Includes some bodies moved from old Chippewa Village Cemetery. Established March 1931 to meet wishes of some families in Grand Marais Village who objected to their deceased being buried in the Chippewa cemetery. (Index of Burials and History of this cemetery available in MN Cemetery Notebooks, Cook County, at MGS www.mngs.org) | ||||||||||||
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| Chippewa City Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] St. Francis Xavier Cemetery | Township | City Grand Marais |
Active/Inactive I | ||||||||
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Address 1382 East Highway 61 | Township-Range T61N - R1E | Section Section 15 | ||||||||||
| Latitude 474550 | Longitude 901020 | USGS
7.5 map Grand Marais | Cemetery
type public | Established 1892 | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions State Hwy 61 to 1382 Highway, 1/8 mile east of St. Frances Xavier Church, on lake side of Hwy | ||||||||||||
| Notes Premises were to be used for no other purpose than a free burial ground principally for Chippewa Indians residing at or near Chippewa Village (Grand Marais). (Index of Burials and History of this cemetery available in MN Cemetery Notebooks, Cook County, at MGS www.mngs.org) | ||||||||||||
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| Lily of the Valley Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Colvill Community Cemetery | Township | City Colvill |
Active/Inactive I | ||||||||
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7.5 map Colvill | Cemetery
type private | Established | ||||||||
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| Notes no index, no markers | ||||||||||||
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| Trinity Lutheran Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] | Township | City Hovland | Active/Inactive A | ||||||||
| Street
Address 4681 Co. Rd 70 | Township-Range T62N - R3E | Section 14 SESE | ||||||||||
| Latitude 475055N | Longitude 900005W | USGS
7.5 map Hovland |
Cemetery type public | Established 1915 | ||||||||
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Driving Directions State Hwy 61 to Co. Road 8 (69), N 2.7 miles to 4681 at corner of 70 and 69 | ||||||||||||
| Notes First burial Verner Sundquist, died January 31, 1915. (Index of Burials and History of this cemetery available in MN Cemetery Notebooks, Cook County, MGS at www.mngs.org) | ||||||||||||
| Transcription
Date through 11/2000 | Transcriber Pat Zankman | Location
of Original Cook County Historical Society | Title
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| Old Settler's Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Hovland Cemetery | Township | City Hovland | Active/Inactive
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| Street
Address | Township-Range
T62N - R4E | Section 20 NWNE | ||||||||||
| Latitude
475055N | Longitude 895590W | USGS
7.5 map Hovland | Cemetery
type public | Established 1896 | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions State Hwy 61 to Hovland, at mile marker 129, just past Flute Reed River, turn N on Arrowhead Road (Co. Rd 16), 1 block, on east side | ||||||||||||
| Notes Started as family cem (John Jacobson). June 1935 taken over by Town of Hovland; 1938 deed conveying property to Cook Co. 1st burial Ingeborg Anna Jacobson. (Index of Burials and History of this cemetery available in MN Cemetery Notebooks, Cook County, at MGS www.mngs.org) | ||||||||||||
| Transcription
Date 1994 | Transcriber Cook County Historical Society | Location
of Original Cook County Historical Society |
Title | |||||||||
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Date |
Publisher | Publisher
Location | Page
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| MGS
Call Number | MHS
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Notes http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mncook/ | ||||||||||||
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| Mineral Center Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] | Township | City Mineral Center | Active/Inactive
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| Street
Address | Township-Range T63N - R5E | Section 10 SESE | ||||||||||
| Latitude 475599N | Longitude 894550W | USGS
7.5 map Grand Portage | Cemetery
type public | Established 1920 | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions State Hwy 61to Mineral Center Road, N 4.0+ miles, to intersection of Mineral Center Road and Old Highway 61 | ||||||||||||
| Notes Not visible from road. On March 14, 2002 Governor Ventura signed a bill into law that allows Cook County Board to transfer land, specifically the Mineral Center Cem., to the Grand Portage Tribal Band of Chippewa. (Index of Burials and History of this cemetery available in MN Cemetery Notebooks, Cook County, at MGS www.mngs.org) | ||||||||||||
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| Traditional Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Pagan Cemetery | Township | City Grand Portage | Active/Inactive
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| Street
Address 8320 East highway 61 | Township-
Range T63N - R6E | Section 4 SENW | ||||||||||
| Latitude
475599N | Longitude 894045W | USGS
7.5 map Grand Portage | Cemetery
type community | Established | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions State Hwy 61 to 8320 at Grand Portage | ||||||||||||
| Notes (Index of Burials available in MN Cemetery Notebooks, Cook County, at MGS www.mngs.org) | ||||||||||||
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| Mount Rose Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Mount Rose Baptist Cemetery | Township | City Grand Portage |
Active/Inactive A | ||||||||
| Street
Address 8320 East highway 61 | Township-Range T63N - R6E | Section 4 SENW | ||||||||||
| Latitude 475599N | Longitude 894045W | USGS
7.5 map Grand Portage | Cemetery
type | Established 1933 | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions State Hwy 61 to Grand Portage, between mile marker 144-145 | ||||||||||||
| Notes Sign visible on lake side of highway, walk back to cem. (Index of Burials in MN Cemetery Notebooks, Cook County, at MGS www.mngs.org) | ||||||||||||
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| Catholic Cemetery of Grand Portage | Alternate
name[s] Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery | Township | City Grand Portage | Active/Inactive A | ||||||||
| Street
Address 43 Upper Bay Road | Township-Range T63N - R6E | Section 4 NWSE | ||||||||||
| Latitude 475599N | Longitude 894045W | USGS
7.5 map Grand Portage | Cemetery
type church | Established 1935 | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions State Hwy 61 to Grand Portage, exit to Grand Portage Monument--past fort, left on Upper Road to mile marker 43 at top of hill and intersection with Bay Road. Turn left into church property--cemetery at opposite (front) end of church | ||||||||||||
| Notes Originally contained both pagan and Christian burials as well as traditional Chippewa wooden grave houses. (Index of Burials and History of this cemetery available in MN Cemetery Notebooks, Cook County, at MGS www.mngs.org) | ||||||||||||