A visit to the Dexter 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 Dexter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dexter Cemetery:
43.7314, -92.7052
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dexter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dexter Cemetery is located in Mower County<2>.
The county seat for Mower County is located in Austin. Austin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Dexter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dexter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Dexter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dexter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Finbarrs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Finbarrs Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Finbarrs Cemetery
- Tanner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tanner Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
- Grand Meadow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Grand Meadow Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadow Cemetery
- Evanger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Evanger Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanger Cemetery
- Hoflanda Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hoflanda Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoflanda Cemetery
- Bear Creek Luthern Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Norwegian Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- The Immanuel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Brownsdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81990 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Sevar Temanson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Evangelistic Cemetery
- Waltham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Waltham Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham Cemetery
- The Waltham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waltham Trinity Luthern Cemetery
- Marshall Luthern Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Marshall Luthern Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Luthern Cemetery
- The Marshall Luthern Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marshall Church Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- Racine Salem Evangelical Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dexter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dexter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dexter
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Renova ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Elkton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elkton is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Grand Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sargeant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Brownsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rose Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waltham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Racine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- High Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- High Forest is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Taopi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Taopi is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taopi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mapleview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mapleview is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Stewartville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hayfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Dell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Lansing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Austin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Varco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Varco is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
- Johnsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Johnsburg is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Ostrander
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shanty Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
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 Dexter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mower County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dexter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Austin
- Brownsdale
- Dexter
- Hayfield
- Le Roy
- Spring Valley
- Stewartville
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 Dexter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Mower 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 Dexter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #642795 (Dexter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #642795 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: Mower
- Est. Elev: 423 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dexter
- Location given for Dexter Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7313518 Lon: -92.7051811
- 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 Mower, 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 from Point A (ie- Dexter 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. |