A visit to the Bovy Family 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 Bovy Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bovy Family Cemetery:
44.7083, -93.8778
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bovy Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bovy Family Cemetery is located in Carver County<2>.
The county seat for Carver County is located in Chaska. Chaska lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Bovy Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bovy Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bovy Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bovy Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Snapsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Snapsburg Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapsburg Cemetery
- Assumption Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Assumption Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- St. Paul's Evangelical Reformed Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. John's UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Young America Public Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mau Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mau Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mau Cemetery
- Church of the Ascension Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Hills Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills Cemetery
- Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Union Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Reformed Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Cologne United Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- The St. Thomas Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Thomas Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167877 <5>
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Augustana Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Augustana Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustana Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Zion School Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion School Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion School Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Belle Plaine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960072 <5>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Church of the Transfiguration Protestant Episcopal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bovy Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bovy Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Assumption
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Assumption is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Norwood Young America
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Gotha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gotha is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
- Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hamburg is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Young America
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cologne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Isle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belle Plaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hydes Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes Lake
- Waconia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dahlgren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dahlgren is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Germany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mayer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glencoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hollywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hollywood is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Chaska
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lester Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Bovy Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carver County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bovy Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Belle Plaine
- Carver
- Chaska
- Cologne
- Glencoe
- Green Isle
- Henderson
- Jordan
- Lester Prairie
- Norwood
- Saint Bonifacius
- Waconia
- Young America
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 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 Bovy Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Carver 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 Bovy Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2094261 (Bovy Family Cemetary)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2094261 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: Carver
- Est. Elev: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hamburg
- Location given for Bovy Family Cemetary:
- Lat: 44.7083333 Lon: -93.8777778
- 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 Carver, 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- Bovy Family 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. |