A visit to the Christian Union 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 Christian Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Christian Union Cemetery:
45.8158, -95.5103
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Christian Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Christian Union Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Alexandria. Alexandria lies just to the northeast of the Christian Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Christian Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Christian Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Christian Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Van Loon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Van Loon Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Loon Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Trysil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Trysil Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trysil Cemetery
- White Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The White Garden Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Garden Cemetery
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
- Oscar Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oscar Lake Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar Lake Cemetery
- Lake Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lake Mary Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mary Cemetery
- Moe Heights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moe Heights Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe Heights Cemetery
- Finnish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Finnish Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Bohemian Independent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bohemian Independent Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Independent Cemetery
- The Bohemian Independent Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bohemian Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
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- Norunga Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Norunga Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norunga Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- East Moe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The East Moe Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moe Cemetery
- West Moe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The West Moe Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Moe Cemetery
- Farwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Farwell Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell Cemetery
- Ben Wade Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ben Wade Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Wade Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Swedish Mission Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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]<3> of the Christian Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Christian Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Holmes City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holmes City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
- Farwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farwell is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Lowry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alexandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kensington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Long Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Long Beach is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Brandon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Starbuck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Villard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Prairie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Prairie is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
- Carlos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Evansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cyrus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Osakis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Millerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Millerville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Belle River
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belle River is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
- Miltona
(18 miles [29 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 Christian Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Christian Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Barrett
- Brandon
- Cyrus
- Cyrus lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Christian Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cyrus.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
- Evansville
- Glenwood
- Hoffman
- Osakis
- Starbuck
- Villard
- Westport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Christian Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Douglas 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 Christian Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #641194 (Christian Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #641194 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: Douglas
- Est. Elev: 427 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Farwell
- Location given for Christian Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.8157936 Lon: -95.5103203
- 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 Douglas, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Christian Union 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. |
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