A visit to the Brush Hill 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 Brush Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brush Hill Cemetery:
43.5491, -93.4583
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brush Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brush Hill Cemetery is located in Freeborn County<2>.
The county seat for Freeborn County is located in Albert Lea. Albert Lea lies just to the north northeast of the Brush Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brush Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Brush Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brush Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bear Lake Concordia Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Lunder Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- North Round Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shady Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shady Oak Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oak Cemetery
- Concordia Lutheran Church Cemetery of Pickerel Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Conger Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lime Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lime Creek Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek Cemetery
- The Lime Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lime Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- The Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lime Creek Cemetery
- Lime Creek Lutheran Cemetery
- Lime Creek Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #690479 <5>
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Schnieder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Schnieder Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnieder Cemetery
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Cemetery
- Mansfield Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Salem Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Salem Memorial Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Memorial Cemetery
- South Silver Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rugland Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Towne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Towne Cemetery is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towne Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Graceland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
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 Brush Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brush Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Twin Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Emmons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Conger
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Conger is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Silver Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Albert Lea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bristol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walters is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Vinje
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vinje is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Joice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Joice is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Hayward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Kiester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Northwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Freeborn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clarks Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Hartland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Bricelyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 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 Brush Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Freeborn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brush Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albert Lea
- Alden
- Bricelyn
- Glenville
- Hartland
- Kiester
- Lake Mills
- Northwood
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 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 Brush Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Freeborn 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 Brush Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #640561 (Brush Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #640561 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: Freeborn
- Est. Elev: 395 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Emmons
- Location given for Brush Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.549122 Lon: -93.4582673
- 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 Freeborn, 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- Brush Hill 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. |