A visit to the Berlin 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 Berlin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Berlin Cemetery:
43.9002, -93.3016
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Berlin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Berlin Cemetery is located in Steele County<2>.
The county seat for Steele County is located in Owatonna. Owatonna lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Berlin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Berlin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Berlin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Berlin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- First Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Danish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Ansgars Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Ansgars Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ansgars Cemetery
- Geneva Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- Clark Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Family Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Family Cemetery
- Le Sueur River American Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Aidens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Aidens Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aidens Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Oak Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Mound Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mound Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lemond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lemond Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond Cemetery
- Pontoppidan Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Otisco - Lemond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steele Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- St. Olaf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
- Danish Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Danish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- Danish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Berlin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Berlin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ellendale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- River Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Steele Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Clarks Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vista is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- New Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hollandale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pratt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Blooming Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Havana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Owatonna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Waseca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Freeborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Berlin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Steele County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Berlin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albert Lea
- Blooming Prairie
- Claremont
- Ellendale
- Hartland
- New Richland
- Owatonna
- Waseca
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Berlin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Steele 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 Berlin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #639968 (Berlin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #639968 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: Steele
- Est. Elev: 373 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hope
- Location given for Berlin Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.9002387 Lon: -93.3015995
- 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 Steele, 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- Berlin 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. |
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