Rosholt Area Churches

The following information was kindly submitted by Ms. Ellen Sherlock

  Saint Joseph's Lutheran Church is Swedish Lutheran congregation. Located 2 miles East and 2 miles South of Rosholt.  The parsonage, Church and cemetery are all on the grounds together.

  Trondhjem Lutheran Church is a Norwegian Lutheran congregation. Located 6 miles South and about 1 mile West of Rosholt.  The Church is closed but the cemetery is on the grounds there.  The cemetery is well maintained.  Membership transferred to Rosholt to Bethania Lutheran Church as the two churches shared a pastor and membership was down.

  Brandvold Lutheran Church was a Norwegian Lutheran congregation. Located 2 miles North of Victor which is located about 5 miles West of Rosholt.  The Church is closed but the cemetery is on the grounds there and is being maintained. The  Church building has been demolished.  The membership transferred to Bethania Lutheran Church in Rosholt.  Brandvold, Trondhjem and Bethania always shared a pastor.  The parsonage is in Rosholt, across the street from the Bethania Church building.

  Bethania Lutheran Church is a Norwegian Lutheran congregation.  This is the main Lutheran Church for the Norwegians in the area.  The cemetery is a short distance (about 1/2 mile) East of Rosholt.

  Saint Peter's Lutheran Church is the German Lutheran congregation. This Church was a rural church and closed in about 1955.  The cemetery is still on the grounds and is being maintained.  Deceased persons are still being laid to rest in this cemetery after their services being held at one of the other Lutheran Churches or at the funeral home in town.  To find the cemetery, go 3 miles South and 1/2 mile West from Rosholt.  The last 1/2 mile is a gravel township road and it has been flooded in recent years.  There is no access from the West to this cemetery because no one lives on that road and it is not being repaired from the flooding.

  Church of the Nazarene was located in Rosholt. The Church is closed.  The congregation was always very small. Deceased members from this Church were buried in Hillside Cemetery West of Rosholt.

  United Methodist Church was/is located in Rosholt.  Membership had dropped to under 10 and so the building was closed in 2000.  The building remains standing in town but there are no services held there. Deceased members from this congregation were buried in Hillside Cemetery 1/2 mile West of Rosholt.

  Assembly of God Church is located in Rosholt.  This is a small membership but the Church is still open.  Deceased members are buried in Hillside Cemetery 1/2 mile West of Rosholt.

  Hillside Cemetery is used by several of the local churches.  Many of the Churches have closed but there are many loyal family members that volunteer their time to make sure that this cemetery is well maintained.

  Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church is in the Southwest part of town.  The cemetery is located North of Rosholt.  I am not sure of the exact location but if you ask anyone in town, you can get accurate directions.  The cemetery is named Saint Nicholas Cemetery; if you ask for the "Catholic Cemetery" there is only that one near Rosholt.

  If you are unsure of where your ancestors are buried in the area, you would need to know the location they lived near.  It will help in researching and for the researcher to pin down a location of the cemetery.  The names of the towns would be: White Rock, Crawford, Vernon, Diamond and Victor.  Rosholt was not in existence until 1913 after the railroad was built.  White Rock was the center of commerce and all "trading" until that time.  Rosholt became the center because of the railroad.  White Rock gradually lost all of the businesses, most of which relocated to Rosholt.  White Rock is a "ghost town" with a population of 10 persons.  Victor was depleted in business and population also.  There are about 10 persons living in the town of Victor and they do have a few businesses.  Crawford, Vernon and Diamond were more or less "wiped off the map" as Rosholt grew.  These little towns were within about 20 miles of each other so as transportation improved the distance became less of a problem and people could easily travel for selling crops and buying needed goods.

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Created 9/8/03