A visit to the Castle Rock Valley 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 Castle Rock Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Castle Rock Valley Cemetery:
44.5794, -93.0970
The Castle Rock Valley Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the southwest of Hampton.
The cemetery is located in Dakota County<2>.
The county seat for Dakota County is located in Hastings. Hastings lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast of the Castle Rock Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Castle Rock Valley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Castle Rock Valley Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Castle Rock Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McNutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington Luteran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenvale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Redrose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kibbe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Corinthian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Mathias Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highview Christiana Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hampton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Christiania Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Lakeville Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Solar Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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]<1> of the Castle Rock Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Castle Rock Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Castle Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waterford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Northfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Trier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lakeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vermillion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coates is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cannon Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elko New Market
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elko New Market is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
- Elko
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dennison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Apple Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wangs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wangs is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
- Miesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Castle Rock Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dakota County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Castle Rock Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apple Valley
- Burnsville
- Cannon Falls
- Dundas
- Dundas lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Castle Rock Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dundas.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Farmington
- Lakeville
- Northfield
- Rosemount
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 Castle Rock Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Dakota 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 Castle Rock Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #640970 (Castle Rock Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #640970 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: Dakota
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Randolph
- Location given for Castle Rock Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.5794104 Lon: -93.0971587
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Castle Rock Valley Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Dakota, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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