A visit to the First Lutheran 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 First Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the First Lutheran Cemetery:
43.8561, -93.0149
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the First Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The First Lutheran Cemetery is located in Dodge County<2>.
The county seat for Dodge County is located in Mantorville. Mantorville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the First Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the First Lutheran 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 First Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from First Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Udolpho Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Udolpho Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udolpho Cemetery
- Red Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Westfield Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Danish Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Danish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- St. Michael's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Lansing Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lansing Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Waltham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Aurora Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Aurora Twp. Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Twp. Cemetery
- Clark Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Clark Family Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Family Cemetery
- Summit Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- St. Ansgars Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. Ansgars Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ansgars Cemetery
- Moscow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Moscow Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the First Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from First Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blooming Prairie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Waltham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lansing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Hayfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brownsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hollandale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mapleview is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Sargeant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Geneva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- River Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Austin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pratt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Claremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Steele Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Renova ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Dodge Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Ellendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Havana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Clarks Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Varco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Varco is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
- Kasson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rice Lake is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
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 First Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dodge County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The First Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Austin
- Blooming Prairie
- Brownsdale
- Claremont
- Dodge Center
- Ellendale
- Hayfield
- Kasson
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 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 First Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Dodge 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 First Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #643657 (First Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #643657 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: Dodge
- Est. Elev: 383 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blooming Prairie
- Location given for First Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.8560741 Lon: -93.0149183
- 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 Dodge, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- First Lutheran 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. |