A visit to the Briffett 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 Briffett Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Briffett Family Cemetery:
44.2622, -96.2514
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Briffett Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Briffett Family Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Ivanhoe. Ivanhoe lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Briffett Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Briffett Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Briffett Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Briffett Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Memorial Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- Danish Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Danebod Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Danebod Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danebod Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Dionysius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stolz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Stolz Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stolz Cemetery
- Luctor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Luctor Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luctor Cemetery
- Ruthton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Ruthton Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton Cemetery
- Opdal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Opdal Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdal Cemetery
- Shaokatan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Shaokatan Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaokatan Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Brookings County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Mission Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Mission Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Cemetery
- East Elim Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The East Elim Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Elim Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Brookings County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Troy Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Troy Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Cemetery
- Wood Lake Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wood Lake Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Briffett Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Briffett Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lake Benton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tyler
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ruthton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Elkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Ivanhoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Russell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Pipestone
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Balaton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hendricks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Airlie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Airlie is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Bushnell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bushnell is located in Brookings County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Lynd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hatfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hatfield is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Flandreau
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- White
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- White is located in Brookings County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White <6>
- Lake Wilson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Lowville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lowville is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
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 Briffett Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Briffett Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Balaton
- Bushnell
- Flandreau
- Hendricks
- Holland
- Lake Benton
- Lake Wilson
- Minneota
- Pipestone
- Russell
- Ruthton
- Tyler
- White
- White lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Briffett Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for White.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Woodstock
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 Briffett Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Briffett Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2051778 (Briffett Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2051778 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 555 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Benton
- Location given for Briffett Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.2621902 Lon: -96.251427
- 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 Lincoln, 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 from Point A (ie- Briffett 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. |