A visit to the Dawson 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 Dawson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dawson Cemetery:
44.9356, -96.0417
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dawson Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County<2>.
The county seat for Lac qui Parle County is located in Madison. Madison lies just to the northwest of the Dawson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dawson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Dawson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dawson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lac qui Parle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lac qui Parle Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac qui Parle Cemetery
- Borgund Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Faith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Faith Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
- Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swedish Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Swedish Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Our Saviour's Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hamlin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hamlin Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Cemetery
- Providence Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ten Mile Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ten Mile Lake Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile Lake Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sommerfeld Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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- Garfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Garfield Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
- First Swedish Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- German American Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Petri Cemetery West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Petri Cemetery West is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petri Cemetery West
- St. Petri Cemetery East
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Petri Cemetery East is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petri Cemetery East
- Hegre Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hegre Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegre Cemetery
- Frontenac Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Camp Release Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Dawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dawson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dawson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
- Boyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Watson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Leo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Clarkfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montevideo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Louisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Louisburg is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Appleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bellingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
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- Canby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Canby is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <6>
- Big Bend City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bend City is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend City
- Marietta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Hazel Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Porter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Correll
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Correll is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Nassau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holloway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Holloway is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Taunton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
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 Dawson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lac qui Parle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appleton
- Bellingham
- Boyd
- Boyd lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Dawson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boyd.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Canby
- Clarkfield
- Dawson
- Gary
- Gary lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Dawson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gary.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Granite Falls
- Hanley Falls
- Madison
- Marietta
- Milan
- Milan lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Dawson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Montevideo
- Odessa
- Watson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Dawson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Lac qui Parle 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 Dawson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2065862 (Dawson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2065862 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: Lac qui Parle
- Est. Elev: 322 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dawson
- Location given for Dawson Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.9355556 Lon: -96.0416667
- 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 Lac qui Parle, 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 from Point A (ie- Dawson 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. |