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A visit to the Burr Oak Cemetery ...


The location of the Burr Oak Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Burr Oak Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burr Oak Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burr Oak Cemetery

Lat:   45.2494°   (45° 14' 57")

Lon:   -94.7017°   (-94° 42' 6")

The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Meeker County<2>.

The county seat for Meeker County is located in Litchfield. Litchfield lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Burr Oak Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Burr Oak Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Meeker County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Burr Oak Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burr Oak Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burr Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Manannah
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manannah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manannah
      • Manannah is located in Meeker County
    • Grove City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
      • Grove City is located in Meeker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <4>
    • Atwater
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Paynesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Paynesville is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,531 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paynesville <4>
    • Eden Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley
      • Eden Valley is located in Meeker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Valley <4>
    • Hawick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawick
      • Hawick is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Forest City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Meeker County
    • Spicer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
      • Spicer is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spicer <4>
    • Litchfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Regal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
      • Regal is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • New London
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Kandiyohi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kandiyohi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kandiyohi
      • Kandiyohi is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Roscoe
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
        • Roscoe is located in Stearns County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <4>
      • Rosendale
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
        • Rosendale is located in Meeker County
      • Watkins
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
        • Watkins is located in Meeker County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins <4>
      • Lake Henry
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Henry
        • Lake Henry is located in Stearns County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
      • Richmond
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Darwin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
        • Darwin is located in Meeker County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darwin <4>
      • Saint Martin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
        • Saint Martin is located in Stearns County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Martin <4>

    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 Burr Oak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Meeker County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burr Oak Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Burr Oak Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Manannah Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manannah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Manannah Cemetery is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manannah Cemetery
    • Free Christians Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Christians Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Free Christians Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Christians Cemetery
    • Nordland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nordland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nordland Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nordland Cemetery
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    • Oakside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakside Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakside Cemetery
    • St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • First Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The First Lutheran Cemetery is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Lutheran Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • New Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Louis Catholic Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The St. Louis Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • The St. Louis Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Louis Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Louis Catholic Church Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Bethlehem Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • St. Peters Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • Paynesville Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Roseville Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roseville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roseville Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseville Cemetery
      • Atwater Union Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • The Atwater Union Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Atwater Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Atwater.
        • The Atwater Union Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Union Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atwater Union Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83741 <6>
      • Eden Lake Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Assumption Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Zion Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • The Zion Cemetery is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery

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

    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 Burr Oak Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #640677  (Burr Oak Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #640677 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Grove City
      • County: Meeker         Elev: 348
      • Location given for GNIS #640677 (Burr Oak Cemetery)

    The official website for Meeker County: www.co.meeker.mn.us/

    The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

    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 Meeker, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Burr Oak Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2494, Longitude: -94.7017       In this case, the coordinates for the Burr Oak Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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