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A visit to the Christ 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 Christ Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Christ Cemetery:

44.6047, -95.6872

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Christ Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Christ Cemetery is located in Lyon County<2>.

The county seat for Lyon County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Christ Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Christ Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Christ Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Lucas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Lucas Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lucas Cemetery
  • St. Clotilde Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Clotilde Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clotilde Cemetery
  • East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hanley Falls.
    • The East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82182 <5>
  • West Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The West Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hanley Falls.
    • The West Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hanley Falls Cemetery
    • West Yellow Medicine Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • West Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83799 <5>
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
  • Icelandic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Icelandic Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Icelandic Cemetery
  • Swede Home Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Swede Home Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Home Cemetery
  • St. Eloi Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Eloi Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Eloi Cemetery
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    • Grandview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
    • Old Marshall Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Marshall Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Marshall Cemetery
    • Marshall Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Josephson Family Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Danish Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Danish Cemetery is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
    • Israels Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Israels Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israels Cemetery
    • German Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The German Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Christ Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Christ Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Cottonwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hanley Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Wood Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Hazel Run
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Ghent
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Echo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <6>
  • Minneota
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Milroy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarkfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Vesta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Vesta is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Granite Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lynd
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Belview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Belview is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Taunton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Amiret
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Amiret is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret
    • Lucan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Seaforth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Boyd
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <6>
    • Saint Leo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Sacred Heart
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Christ Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lyon County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Christ Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Lyon 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 Christ Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #641182  (Christ Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #641182 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: Lyon
      • Est. Elev: 332 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cottonwood
      • Location given for Christ Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.6046797     Lon: -95.6872425
      • 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 Lyon, 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- Christ 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.