A visit to the Delft 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 Delft Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Delft Cemetery:
43.9811, -95.0897
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Delft Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Delft Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County<2>.
The county seat for Cottonwood County is located in Windom. Windom lies just to the south southwest of the Delft Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Delft Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Delft Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Delft Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Voth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Voth Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voth Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Resthaven Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jeffers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jeffers Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Cemetery
- Delton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Delton Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delton Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Christian Reformed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Red Rock Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Cemetery
- United Amo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The United Amo Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Amo Cemetery
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- Schultz Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Amo Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Amo Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amo Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Christ Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilder Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Delafield Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Delafield Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Congregational Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Delft Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Delft Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bingham Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Windom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jeffers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Mountain Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Comfrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Storden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Darfur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Darfur is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Butterfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Sanborn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Heron Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Westbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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- Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Odin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Lamberton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Okabena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Dundee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Lakefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ormsby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ormsby is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Leavenworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leavenworth is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- Revere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kinbrae
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 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 Delft Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cottonwood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Delft Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Butterfield
- Comfrey
- Dundee
- Heron Lake
- Jeffers
- Kinbrae
- Lakefield
- Lamberton
- Mountain Lake
- Okabena
- Saint James
- Sanborn
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Wanda
- Westbrook
- Windom
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 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 Delft Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Cottonwood 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 Delft Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #642753 (Delft Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #642753 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: Cottonwood
- Est. Elev: 442 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bingham Lake
- Location given for Delft Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.9810683 Lon: -95.089713
- 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 Cottonwood, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Delft 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. |