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A visit to the Alden Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Alden Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alden Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alden Cemetery

Lat:   43.6797°   (43° 40' 46")

Lon:   -93.5836°   (-93° 35' 0")

The Alden Cemetery is located in Freeborn County<2>.

The county seat for Freeborn County is located in Albert Lea. Albert Lea lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Alden Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Alden Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alden Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Carlston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carlston Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
  • Conger Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conger Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conger Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Conger Community Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
  • Concordia Lutheran Church Cemetery of Pickerel Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Lutheran Church Cemetery of Pickerel Lake
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Lutheran Church Cemetery of Pickerel Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Concordia Lutheran Church Cemetery of Pickerel Lake is located in Freeborn County
  • Freeborn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeborn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeborn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Freeborn Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
  • United Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Lutheran Cemetery
    • The United Lutheran Cemetery is located in Faribault County
    • The United Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John's Cemetery
    • St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443887 <5>
  • Mansfield Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • West Freeborn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Freeborn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Freeborn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Freeborn Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
  • St. Casimir Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Casimir Cemetery
    • The St. Casimir Cemetery is located in Faribault County
    • The St. Casimir Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Casimer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83260 <5>
  • Rice Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • United Brethren Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Brethren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The United Brethren Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
  • Schnieder Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schnieder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schnieder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Schnieder Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
  • Bear Lake Concordia Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Lake Concordia Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Lake Concordia Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bear Lake Concordia Lutheran Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
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    • Shady Oak Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shady Oak Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
    • Itasca Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Itasca Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Itasca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Itasca Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Graceland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
    • South Hartland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Hartland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Hartland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Hartland Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
    • Hartland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hartland Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Faribault County
    • Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
    • Brush Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brush Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brush Hill Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
    • Lakewood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakewood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
    • St. Theodores Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Theodores Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Theodores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Theodores Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
    • Central Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Central Lutheran Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
    • Seven Day Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seven Day Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seven Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seven Day Cemetery is located in Freeborn County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alden Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alden Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Alden
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
    • Alden is located in Freeborn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <6>
  • Conger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
    • Conger is located in Freeborn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Walters
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
    • Walters is located in Faribault County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Freeborn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Freeborn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Wells
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Wells is located in Faribault County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <6>
  • Hartland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Hartland is located in Freeborn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Albert Lea
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Kiester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiester
    • Kiester is located in Faribault County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiester <6>
  • Twin Lakes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Emmons
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
    • Emmons is located in Freeborn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Bath
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Freeborn County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bricelyn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bricelyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
      • Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Scarville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarville
      • Scarville is located in Winnebago County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarville <6>
    • Clarks Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Vinje
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
      • Vinje is located in Winnebago County (IA)
    • New Richland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
      • New Richland is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richland <6>
    • Minnesota Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Lake
      • Minnesota Lake is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnesota Lake <6>
    • Easton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Dell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
      • Dell is located in Faribault County
    • Silver Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
    • Glenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
      • Glenville is located in Freeborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <6>
    • Hayward
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Frost
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
      • Frost is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frost <6>
    • Waldorf
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldorf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
      • Waldorf is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Lake Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
      • Lake Mills is located in Winnebago County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Mills <6>
    • Geneva
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Freeborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <6>

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Alden Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Freeborn County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alden Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Alden Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Alden Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #639263  (Alden Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #639263 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Alden
    • County: Freeborn         Elev: 384
    • Location given for GNIS #639263 (Alden Cemetery)

The official website for Freeborn County: www.co.freeborn.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Freeborn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Alden Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6797, Longitude: -93.5836       In this case, the coordinates for the Alden Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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