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A visit to the Blue Mound 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 Blue Mound Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blue Mound Cemetery:

43.7319, -96.1723

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

The Blue Mound Cemetery is located in Rock County<2>.

The county seat for Rock County is located in Luverne. Luverne lies just to the south southwest of the Blue Mound Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Blue Mound Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Blue Mound Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blue Mound Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Kenneth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Kenneth Cemetery is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth Cemetery
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
  • St. Catherines Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Restlawn Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Nobles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Westside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Westside Cemetery is located in Nobles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Cemetery
  • Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Leota Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Leota Cemetery is located in Nobles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota Cemetery
  • Rose Dell Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rose Dell Cemetery is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Dell Cemetery
  • Springwater Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Springwater Cemetery is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Trosky Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eden Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Eden Church Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Church Cemetery
      • The Eden Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Eden East Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275118 <5>
    • Beaver Valley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ash Wood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Ash Wood Cemetery is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Wood Cemetery
      • The Ash Wood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ashwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81858 <5>
    • Lismore Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Lismore Cemetery is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore Cemetery
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • Palisades Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Palisades Cemetery is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blue Mound Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blue Mound Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Hardwick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Luverne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kenneth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kenneth is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Magnolia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnolia is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Leota
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Leota is located in Nobles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
  • Edgerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Kanaranzi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Trosky
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lismore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lismore is located in Nobles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Beaver Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Ash Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ash Creek is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
  • Adrian
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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    • Jasper Sunrise Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jasper
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jasper is located in Pipestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Steen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Steen is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Ihlen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hatfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Hatfield is located in Pipestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Sherman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Sherman is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Manley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Manley is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
    • Ellsworth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Garretson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Garretson is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garretson <6>
    • Valley Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilmont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Chandler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Chandler is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 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 Blue Mound Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rock County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blue Mound Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Blue Mound Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Rock 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 Blue Mound Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2049070  (Blue Mound Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2049070 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: Rock
      • Est. Elev: 465 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Luverne
      • Location given for Blue Mound Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.7319131     Lon: -96.1722499
      • 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 Rock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blue Mound 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.