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A visit to the Big Bend Lutheran 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 Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery:

45.1306, -95.7156

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

The Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery is located in Chippewa County<2>.

The county seat for Chippewa County is located in Montevideo. Montevideo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mandt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Mandt Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandt Cemetery
  • Original Big Bend Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Big Bend Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Bend Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Big Bend Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend Cemetery
  • West Bank Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The West Bank Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bank Cemetery
  • Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Brono Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Brono Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brono Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Molin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Molin Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molin Cemetery
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    • Six Mile Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Kviteseid Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Kviteseid Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kviteseid Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Havelock Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Havelock Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock Cemetery
    • Buffalo Lake Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Buffalo Lake Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Lake Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Sunset Memorial Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Cemetery
      • The Sunset Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Montevideo Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83664 <5>
    • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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 Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Big Bend City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Big Bend City is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend City
  • Watson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Milan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Danvers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Danvers is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Montevideo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Holloway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Holloway is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Benson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • De Graff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • De Graff is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Appleton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Murdock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Murdock is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Clontarf
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Maynard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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    • Kerkhoven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Clara City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dawson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Dawson is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <6>
    • Boyd
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Correll
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Correll is located in Big Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Louisburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Louisburg is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Clarkfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Granite Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Swift Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Swift Falls is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls
    • Madison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
    • Raymond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)

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 Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chippewa County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Appleton
  • Benson
    • Benson lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Boyd
    • Boyd lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boyd.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Clara City
  • Clarkfield
  • Dawson
    • Dawson lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dawson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
  • Granite Falls
  • Hancock
  • Kerkhoven
  • Madison
    • Madison lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Madison.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Maynard
  • Milan
    • Milan lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
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    • Continue List   (4 more)
    • Murdock
      • Murdock lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Murdock.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Raymond
      • Raymond lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Raymond.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Watson
      • Watson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Watson.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Chippewa 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 Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2066176  (Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2066176 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: Chippewa
      • Est. Elev: 314 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gracelock NW
      • Location given for Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.1305556     Lon: -95.7155556
      • 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 Chippewa, 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 from Point A (ie- Big Bend Lutheran 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.