A visit to the Convent 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 Convent Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Convent Cemetery:
43.7858, -91.3332
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Convent Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Convent Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Caledonia. Caledonia lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Convent Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Convent Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Convent Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Convent Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hoffman Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- West Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The West Family Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Family Cemetery
- Crucifixion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Creek Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Toledo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Toledo Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo Cemetery
- Immanuel German Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ruff Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ruff Family Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff Family Cemetery
- Christoph Hammer Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Green Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green Cemetery
- Frederick Hammer Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Hargreaves Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Valley Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley Cemetery
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairbanks Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Convent Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Convent Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hokah
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- La Crescent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- La Crosse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- North La Crosse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Grand Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- French Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- French Island is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
- Shelby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shelby is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Onalaska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- Dakota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dakota is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Nodine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nodine is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodine
- Stoddard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Brice Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
- Barre Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Houston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Holmen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Holmen is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
- Caledonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Reno is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Chaseburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Saint Joseph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- West Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Money Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Money Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
- Genoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
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 Convent Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Convent Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Caledonia
- Hokah
- Hokah lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Convent Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hokah.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
- Holmen
- Houston
- La Crescent
- La Crosse
- Onalaska
- Stoddard
- Trempealeau
- West Salem
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 Convent Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 Convent Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #641451 (Convent Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #641451 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: La Crescent
- Location given for Convent Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7858001 Lon: -91.3331934
- 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 Houston, 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- Convent 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. |