A visit to the Center Chain 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 Center Chain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Center Chain Cemetery:
43.5225, -94.4486
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Center Chain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Center Chain Cemetery is located in Martin County<2>.
The county seat for Martin County is located in Fairmont. Fairmont lies just to the north of the Center Chain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Center Chain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Center Chain Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Center Chain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Teitje Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Teitje Farm Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teitje Farm Cemetery
- Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Half Moon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Half Moon Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon Cemetery
- Tenhassen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tenhassen Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenhassen Cemetery
- Calkins Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Calkins Farm Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins Farm Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Armstrong Grove Cemetery is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Armstrong Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Armstrong (IA).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1685622 <5>
- Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Palestine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Swea Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Swea Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea Twp. Cemetery
- Rose Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Lake Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lake Cemetery
- Fairview Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Harrison Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Harrison Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Twp. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Center Chain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Center Chain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Armstrong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Fairmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dolliver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ceylon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Swea City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Welcome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Northrop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gruver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gruver is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Ringsted
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Seneca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Gerled
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gerled is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ledyard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dunnell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Huntley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Elmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Hoprig
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Bancroft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Blue Earth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <6>
- Lakota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Estherville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Lone Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Truman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Truman is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Trimont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Center Chain Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Martin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Center Chain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Armstrong
- Bancroft
- Blue Earth
- Ceylon
- Dunnell
- Elmore
- Estherville
- Fairmont
- Fenton
- Granada
- Ringsted
- Sherburn
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Trimont
- Truman
- Welcome
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 Center Chain Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Martin 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 Center Chain Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #641044 (Center Chain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #641044 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: Martin
- Est. Elev: 376 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Willmert Lake
- Location given for Center Chain Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5224559 Lon: -94.4485845
- 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 Martin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Center Chain 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. |