About Western Cemetery
Western Cemetery is a cemetery near Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It lies about 12 mi northeast of Fergus Falls. The grounds sit at about 1,083 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 654029. The nearest other listed cemetery is Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, about 2.0 mi to the north. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Olson Funeral & Cremation in Fergus Falls, about 12 mi away. It is one of 210 cemeteries we list in Otter Tail County, and 12 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Otter Tail County dates to 1889.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Fergus Falls. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
46.12356, -96.19311
What Western Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Emmanuel Lutheran Church CemeteryFergus Falls, MNLutheran cemetery2.0 mi
- Western Presbyterian CemeteryFergus Falls, MNPresbyterian cemetery2.1 mi
- Lawrence Presbyterian Church CemeteryElbow Lake, MNPresbyterian cemetery4.0 mi
- Aastad CemeteryFergus Falls, MNCemetery5.3 mi
- Riverside CemeteryFergus Falls, MNCemetery6.4 mi
- Rock Prairie CemeteryElbow Lake, MNCemetery6.6 mi
- Trinity Lutheran CemeteryElbow Lake, MNLutheran cemetery6.7 mi
- Vukku Church CemeteryFergus Falls, MNChurch cemetery7.5 mi
- Hereford CemeteryElbow Lake, MNCemetery7.9 mi
- Bethlehem Lutheran CemeteryFergus Falls, MNLutheran cemetery9.1 mi
Funeral homes near Western Cemetery
- Fergus Falls Monument12 miMonument dealer · Fergus Falls · (218) 736-3228
- Olson Funeral & Cremation12 miCremation provider · Fergus Falls · (218) 736-7586
- Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Service12 miFuneral home · Fergus Falls · (218) 736-7064
- Erickson-Smith Funeral Home & Cremation Service14 miFuneral home · Elbow Lake · (218) 685-4455
- Glende-Nilson Funeral Home & Cremation Service18 miFuneral home · Ashby · (218) 747-2019
- Vertin-Munson Wahpeton Funeral Home21 miFuneral home · Breckenridge · (701) 642-4000
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