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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

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

Lat:   45.5403°   (45° 32' 25")

Lon:   -95.0556°   (-95° 3' 20")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Pope County
  • Christian Reform Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Reform Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Reform Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christian Reform Church Cemetery is located in Stearns County
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Stearns County
  • St. Donatus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Donatus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Donatus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Donatus Cemetery is located in Stearns County
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Stearns County
  • Unity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Unity Cemetery is located in Stearns County
  • St. Anthony Padua Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Padua Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Padua Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Anthony Padua Cemetery is located in Stearns County
  • St. Francis de Sales Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis de Sales Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis de Sales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Francis de Sales Cemetery is located in Stearns County
  • Grove Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grove Lake Cemetery is located in Pope County
  • United Methodist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The United Methodist Cemetery is located in Stearns County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Stearns County
  • Lyman Prairie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyman Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyman Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lyman Prairie Cemetery is located in Stearns County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lake Johanna Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Johanna Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Johanna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lake Johanna Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Crow Lake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crow Lake Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Bohemian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Lake Johanna Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Lake Johanna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Lake Johanna Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Crow River Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crow River Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • West Lake Johanna Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lake Johanna Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lake Johanna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Lake Johanna Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Gausdal Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gausdal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gausdal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gausdal Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Michael Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Stearns County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooten have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
    • Brooten is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
  • Elrosa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elrosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrosa
    • Elrosa is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elrosa <6>
  • Belgrade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belgrade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
    • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
  • Grove Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grove Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
    • Grove Lake is located in Pope County
  • Sedan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
    • Sedan is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Spring Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Spring Hill is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Greenwald
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwald
    • Greenwald is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwald <6>
  • Meire Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meire Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
    • Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Lake Henry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Henry
    • Lake Henry is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • Westport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Westport is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Regal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
    • Regal is located in Kandiyohi County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Munich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Munich
      • New Munich is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Munich <6>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
      • Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawick
      • Hawick is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Glenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Martin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
      • Saint Martin is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Martin <6>
    • West Union
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Paynesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Paynesville is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,531 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paynesville <6>
    • Freeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <6>
    • Long Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
      • Long Beach is located in Pope County
      • 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 turn to 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 Big Grove Church Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #2068116 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Padua
    • County: Stearns         Elev: 394
    • Location given for GNIS #2068116 (Big Grove Church Cemetery)

The official website for Stearns County: www.co.stearns.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Big Grove Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5403, Longitude: -95.0556       In this case, the coordinates for the Big Grove Church Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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