A visit to the Alta Vista Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Alta Vista Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alta Vista Cemetery:
44.5575, -96.1534
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alta Vista Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alta Vista Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Ivanhoe. Ivanhoe lies just to the southwest of the Alta Vista Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alta Vista Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Alta Vista Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alta Vista Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Icelandic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Icelandic Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Icelandic Cemetery
- Old Taunton Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cantius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marble Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Marble Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Wergeland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wergeland Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wergeland Cemetery
- Hemnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hemnes Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemnes Cemetery
- Old Hemnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Old Hemnes Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hemnes Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Swenson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Swenson Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swenson Cemetery
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- St. Edwards Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Edwards Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Edwards Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- West Elim Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Elim Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The East Elim Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Elim Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Josephson Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- St. Leo Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Leo Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Leo Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Alta Vista Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alta Vista Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Taunton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Porter
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Ivanhoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Minneota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Canby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Canby is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <6>
- Saint Leo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Hendricks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ghent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lynd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tyler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Russell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Marshall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Providence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Astoria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Benton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Florence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Gary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clarkfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <6>
- Brandt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Toronto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
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 Alta Vista Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alta Vista Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boyd
- Boyd lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Alta Vista Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boyd.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Brandt
- Canby
- Canby lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Alta Vista Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Clarkfield
- Cottonwood
- Gary
- Gary lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Alta Vista Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gary.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Hendricks
- Lake Benton
- Marshall
- Minneota
- Russell
- Toronto
- Tyler
- White
- White lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Alta Vista Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for White.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Alta Vista Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Lincoln County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Alta Vista Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #639307 (Alta Vista Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #639307 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 433 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Porter SW
- Location given for Alta Vista Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.5574631 Lon: -96.1533712
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Lincoln, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alta Vista Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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. |