A visit to the Catholic 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 Catholic Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Catholic Cemetery:
44.5886, -93.6122
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Catholic Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Shakopee. Shakopee lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Catholic Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Catholic Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Catholic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sancti Wenceslai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Spirit Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pomeranian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pomeranian Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeranian Cemetery
- St. Scholastica Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Scholastica Catholic Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Scholastica Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Scholastica Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Heidelberg Cemetery
- St. Scholastica Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2283216 <5>
- Church of the Transfiguration Protestant Episcopal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Belle Plaine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960072 <5>
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Swedish Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Fish Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fish Lake Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Lake Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Thomas Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Le Sueur.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180779 <5>
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Prague
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Saint Patrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Jordan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Heidelberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Cedar Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Belle Plaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Thomas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Marystown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marystown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Montgomery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wheatland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lonsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Credit River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Credit River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
- Prior Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gotha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gotha is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
- Dahlgren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dahlgren is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
- Trondjem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trondjem is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
- Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elko New Market
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- 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
- Chaska
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elko
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shakopee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belle Plaine
- Carver
- Chaska
- Jordan
- Lonsdale
- Montgomery
- New Prague
- Prior Lake
- Shakopee
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 Catholic Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Scott 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 Catholic Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2092648 (Catholic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2092648 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 284 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Prague
- Location given for Catholic Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.5886111 Lon: -93.6122222
- 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 Scott, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Catholic 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. |