A visit to the Clayton 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 Clayton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clayton Cemetery:
43.5805, -93.8386
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clayton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Clayton Cemetery is located in Faribault County<2>.
The county seat for Faribault County is located in Blue Earth. Blue Earth lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Clayton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Clayton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Clayton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clayton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bricelyn Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bricelyn Lutheran Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn Lutheran Cemetery
- The Bricelyn Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bricelyn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81981 <5>
- South Blue Earth Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Blue Earth Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dell Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dell Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Dell Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dell Cemetery
- Dell Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164748 <5>
- Emerald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Emerald Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Rice Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The West Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lutheran Cemetery
- East Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The East Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lutheran Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
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- Eden Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Eden Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Twp. Cemetery
- American Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- United Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The United Lutheran Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Lutheran Cemetery
- The United Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Cemetery
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443887 <5>
- Walnut Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Lake Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lake Cemetery
- Ellingson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hesse Burying Grounds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hesse Burying Grounds is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesse Burying Grounds
- King Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Immanuel United Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Walnut Lake Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Clayton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clayton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bricelyn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Dell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dell is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Frost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kiester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Walters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walters is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Vinje
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vinje is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
- Wells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Easton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Scarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Earth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Buffalo Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Thompson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Conger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Conger is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Delavan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Minnesota Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lakota
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Lake Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Emmons
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Freeborn
(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 Clayton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Faribault County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clayton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alden
- Alden lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Clayton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Blue Earth
- Bricelyn
- Buffalo Center
- Delavan
- Easton
- Elmore
- Frost
- Kiester
- Lake Mills
- Minnesota Lake
- Thompson
- Wells
- Wells lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Clayton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wells.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Winnebago
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 helpful 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 Clayton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Faribault 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 Clayton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #641264 (Clayton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #641264 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: Faribault
- Est. Elev: 357 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bricelyn
- Location given for Clayton Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5805101 Lon: -93.8385609
- 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 Faribault, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Clayton 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. |