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A visit to the Big Grove 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 Grove Church Cemetery ...

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

45.5403, -95.0556

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

The Big Grove Church Cemetery is located in Stearns County<2>.

The county seat for Stearns County is located in Saint Cloud. Saint Cloud lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<3> to the east of the Big Grove Church Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Big Grove Church Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Big Grove Church Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Trinity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Christian Reform Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • St. Donatus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Donatus Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Donatus Cemetery
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Unity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Unity Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
  • St. Anthony Padua Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. Francis de Sales Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Grove Lake Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake Cemetery
  • United Methodist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Lyman Prairie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Lyman Prairie Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman Prairie Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lake Johanna Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lake Johanna Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Johanna Cemetery
    • Crow Lake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Crow Lake Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Lake Cemetery
    • Bohemian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Sedan.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82565 <5>
    • South Lake Johanna Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Crow River Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Crow River Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow River Cemetery
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • West Lake Johanna Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gausdal Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gausdal Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gausdal Cemetery
    • St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Michael Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big Grove Church Cemetery.

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

  • Brooten
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brooten is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
  • Elrosa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Belgrade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
  • Grove Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Grove Lake is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
  • Sedan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sedan is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Spring Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Spring Hill is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Greenwald
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Meire Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Lake Henry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Henry is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Henry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • Westport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Westport is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Regal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Regal is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Sauk Centre
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • New Munich
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Melrose
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Villard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • New London
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hawick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hawick is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawick
    • Glenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Martin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • West Union
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • West Union is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Paynesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Freeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Long Beach is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 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 Grove Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stearns County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belgrade
  • Brooten
  • Freeport
  • Glenwood
  • Melrose
  • New London
  • Paynesville
  • Sauk Centre
  • Villard
  • Westport

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 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 Grove Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Stearns 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 Grove Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2068116  (Big Grove Church Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2068116 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: Stearns
      • Est. Elev: 394 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Padua
      • Location given for Big Grove Church Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.5402778     Lon: -95.0555556
      • 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 Stearns, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Grove 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.
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