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:
43.8619, -93.3058
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 Steele County<2>.
The county seat for Steele County is located in Owatonna. Owatonna lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north 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 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Geneva Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Berlin Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Cemetery
- St. Aidens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Aidens Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aidens Cemetery
- Summit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- Clark Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Clark Family Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Family Cemetery
- St. Ansgars Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Ansgars Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ansgars Cemetery
- Danish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clarks Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Clarks Grove Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Grove Cemetery
- Le Sueur River American Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- St. Olaf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Oak Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Oak Mound Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mound Cemetery
- Pontoppidan Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Otisco - Lemond Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Hollandale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hollandale Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale Cemetery
- Danish Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Danish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- Steele Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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:
- Ellendale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Geneva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Clarks Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- River Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hollandale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Steele Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- New Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vista is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Blooming Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pratt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Freeborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hayward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Albert Lea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
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 Steele County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The First Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albert Lea
- Alden
- Alden lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the First Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Blooming Prairie
- Ellendale
- Hartland
- New Richland
- Owatonna
- Waseca
- Waseca lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the First Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waseca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseca
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Steele 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 #2051366 (First Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2051366 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: Steele
- Est. Elev: 384 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ellendale
- Location given for First Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.8619047 Lon: -93.3057658
- 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 Steele, 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 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. |