A visit to the Brennin 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 Brennin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brennin Cemetery:
45.8000, -95.9333
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brennin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brennin Cemetery is located in Grant County<2>.
The county seat for Grant County is located in Elbow Lake. Elbow Lake lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the Brennin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brennin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Brennin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brennin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fridhem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fridhem Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridhem Cemetery
- Kongsvinger Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Land Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Land Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethania Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bethania Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
- Vinger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Vinger Cemetery is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinger Cemetery
- St. Theresia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Theresia Cemetery is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Theresia Cemetery
- Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
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- St. Charles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Lundberg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lundberg Cemetery is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg Cemetery
- Aeneas Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Old Lincoln Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Lincoln Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lincoln Cemetery
- Barrett Covenant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Native American Burial Grounds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brennin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brennin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hoffman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barrett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Barrett is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Donnelly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Donnelly is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Herman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Herman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
- Kensington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thorsborg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thorsborg is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
- Norcross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Norcross is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Elbow Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Morris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Erdahl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Erdahl is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
- Cyrus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Farwell is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Alberta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alberta is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Wendell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chokio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Prairie ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Prairie is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
- Holmes City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Holmes City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
- Brandon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Charlesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesville is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Melby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Melby is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
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 Brennin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grant County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brennin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashby
- Ashby lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Brennin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ashby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Barrett
- Brandon
- Chokio
- Cyrus
- Elbow Lake
- Evansville
- Hancock
- Herman
- Hoffman
- Morris
- Starbuck
- Tintah
- Wendell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Brennin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Grant 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 Brennin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2068475 (Brennin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2068475 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: Grant
- Est. Elev: 363 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Patchen Lake
- Location given for Brennin Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.8 Lon: -95.9333333
- 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 Grant, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brennin 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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