Big Grove Church Cemetery – Stearns County – United States

Big Grove Church Cemetery is located at 45575 County Road 27 near Brooten, in North Fork Township, Stearns County, Minnesota. ([stearnshistorymuseum.org](https://stearnshistorymuseum.org/event-item/week/2026-10-19/?utm_source=openai)) The cemetery is associated with the Big Grove Lutheran congregation, whose history dates to 1867. ([knsiradio.com](https://knsiradio.com/2026/09/29/stearns-history-museum-cemetery-tours-return-for-halloween-season/?utm_source=openai)) Its location is also documented in geographic and county cemetery listings at approximately 45.5403°N, 95.0556°W. ([roadsidethoughts.com](https://roadsidethoughts.com/mn/cemeteries/big-grove-church-cemetery-xx-stearns-profile.htm?utm_source=openai)) One documented burial is Kittel Halvorson (1846–1936), a Norwegian-born Minnesota farmer, legislator, and Populist member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1891 to 1893. ([history.house.gov](https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/14403?current_search_qs=%3FCommand%2525%26PreviousSearch%3DSearch%252cLastName%252c%252c%252c%252c%252cFalse%252cFalse%252cFalse%252c%252cLastName%26CurrentPage%3D368%26SortOrder%3DLastName%26ResultType%3DList%26Command%3D370&utm_source=openai)) Cemetery interment information is available through online genealogical indexes, while local historical programming has included guided tours of the grounds. ([ldsgenealogy.com](https://ldsgenealogy.com/MN/Stearns-County-Cemetery-Records.htm?utm_source=openai))