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

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

45.0875, -95.6764

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

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

The county seat for Chippewa County is located in Montevideo. Montevideo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Big Bend Lutheran Church Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Big Bend Lutheran Church Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mandt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • 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 west)
  • Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Bend Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Big Bend Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend Cemetery
  • Brono Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Brono Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brono Cemetery
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
  • Havelock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Havelock Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • West Bank Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The West Bank Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bank Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo Lake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Buffalo Lake Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Lake Cemetery
    • Molin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Molin Cemetery is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molin Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Louriston Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Kviteseid Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Kviteseid Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kviteseid Cemetery
    • Terrace Lawn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Terrace Lawn Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Lawn Cemetery
    • Black Oak Lake Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Palmer Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Palmer Creek Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Creek Cemetery
    • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo Lake Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Buffalo Lake Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Lake Cemetery
    • Six Mile Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Big Bend Lutheran Church Cemetery.

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

  • Big Bend City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Bend City is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend City
  • Watson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Montevideo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Milan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Danvers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Danvers is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • De Graff
    (15 miles [24.1 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
  • Holloway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holloway is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Maynard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Murdock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Murdock is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Benson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Clara City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kerkhoven
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Appleton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Clontarf
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Boyd
      (19 miles [30.6 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>
    • Granite Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • 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>
    • Clarkfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Raymond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hazel Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people

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 Church 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 Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Appleton
    • Appleton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Big Bend Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Appleton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
  • Benson
    • Benson lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Big Bend Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Boyd
    • Boyd lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Big Bend Lutheran Church 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 West Southwest (WSW) of the Big Bend Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dawson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
  • Granite Falls
  • Kerkhoven
  • Madison
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
      • Maynard lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Big Bend Lutheran Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maynard.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • Milan
      • Milan lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Big Bend Lutheran Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Montevideo
    • Murdock
      • Murdock lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Big Bend Lutheran Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Murdock.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Raymond
      • Raymond lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Big Bend Lutheran Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Raymond.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Watson
      • Watson lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Big Bend Lutheran Church 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 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 Big Bend Lutheran Church 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 Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2066173  (Big Bend Lutheran Church Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2066173 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: 317 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gracelock SW
      • Location given for Big Bend Lutheran Church Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.0875     Lon: -95.6763889
      • 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Big Bend Lutheran Church 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.