A visit to the Delton 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 Delton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Delton Cemetery:
44.0538, -95.0211
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Delton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Delton Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County<2>.
The county seat for Cottonwood County is located in Windom. Windom lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Delton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Delton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Delton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Delton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Christian Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Christ Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Delft Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Delft Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delft Cemetery
- Voth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Voth Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voth Cemetery
- Red Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Red Rock Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Congregational Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jeffers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Jeffers Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Faith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Faith Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
- Moravian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Moravian Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Haseman Post Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Haseman Post Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haseman Post Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Sanborn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sanborn Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Cemetery
- Resthaven Memory Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schultz Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- First Mennonite Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Springfield Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Delton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Delton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Comfrey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Mountain Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darfur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Darfur is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Bingham Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sanborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Windom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Butterfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Storden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Leavenworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leavenworth is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- Wilder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lamberton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Odin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Cobden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cobden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Godahl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Godahl is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl
- Saint James
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wanda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Iberia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iberia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Revere
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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
- La Salle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- La Salle is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Sleepy Eye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evan is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Clements
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clements is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 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 Delton 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 Delton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Butterfield
- Comfrey
- Jeffers
- Lamberton
- Mountain Lake
- Saint James
- Sanborn
- Sleepy Eye
- Springfield
- Wanda
- Wanda lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Delton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wanda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Westbrook
- Windom
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 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 Delton 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 Delton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #642762 (Delton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #642762 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: 389 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sanborn SE
- Location given for Delton Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.0538465 Lon: -95.0211007
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Delton 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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