A visit to the Eklund 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 Eklund Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eklund Cemetery:
44.2183, -93.1774
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eklund Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Eklund Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County<2>.
The county seat for Le Sueur County is located in Le Center. Le Center lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Eklund Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Eklund Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Eklund Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eklund Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Denison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Denison Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison Cemetery
- Merton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Merton Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton Cemetery
- Woodman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodman Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman Cemetery
- Meadow Ridge Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Moland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Moland Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland Cemetery
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Lawn Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lawn Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Grand View Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Faribault.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82928 <5>
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Lawrence Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Faribault.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83380 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Deerfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Deerfield Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Dania Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Dania Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dania Cemetery
- Hauge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hauge Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Eklund Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eklund Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Walcott
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walcott is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Medford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Moland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
- Faribault
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cannon City is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
- Owatonna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rice Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Lake is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Havana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Kenyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nerstrand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warsaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Warsaw is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Pratt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Morristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Claremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dennison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Steele Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Millersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millersburg is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Wangs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wangs is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
- Northfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Palmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Palmer is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Waterford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Waterford is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
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 Eklund Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Le Sueur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eklund Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Claremont
- Dundas
- Faribault
- Kenyon
- Morristown
- Nerstrand
- Northfield
- Owatonna
- West Concord
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Eklund Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Le Sueur 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 Eklund Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #643222 (Eklund Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #643222 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: Le Sueur
- Est. Elev: 368 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Medford East
- Location given for Eklund Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.218297 Lon: -93.1774337
- 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 Le Sueur, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eklund 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. |