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The location of the Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery

Lat:   44.5108°   (44° 30' 38")

Lon:   -94.8064°   (-94° 48' 23")

The Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery is located in Renville County<2>.

The county seat for Renville County is located in Olivia. Olivia lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Renville County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Franklin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fairfax
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
    • Morgan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Morgan is located in Redwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Morton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <4>
    • Evan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
      • Evan is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Gibbon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
      • Gibbon is located in Sibley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <4>
    • North Redwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Redwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Redwood
      • North Redwood is located in Redwood County
    • Redwood Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwood Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Falls
      • Redwood Falls is located in Redwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,946 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwood Falls <4>
    • Clements
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clements have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
      • Clements is located in Redwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
    • Cobden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
      • Cobden is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Sleepy Eye
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Eye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Eye
      • Sleepy Eye is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sleepy Eye <4>
    • Essig
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Hector
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hector have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
        • Hector is located in Renville County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <4>
      • Bird Island
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Buffalo Lake
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Lake
        • Buffalo Lake is located in Renville County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Lake <4>
      • Leavenworth
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leavenworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
        • Leavenworth is located in Brown County
      • Iberia
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
        • Iberia is located in Brown County
      • Fernando
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernando
        • Fernando is located in McLeod County
      • Springfield
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
        • Springfield is located in Brown County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,990 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
      • Lafayette
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
        • Lafayette is located in Nicollet County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <4>
      • Olivia
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Delhi
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
        • Delhi is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • New Ulm
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stewart
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
        • Stewart is located in McLeod County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 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 Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Renville County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Bird Island
    • Buffalo Lake
    • Delhi
      • Delhi lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delhi.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Fairfax
      • Fairfax lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fairfax.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Franklin
    • Gibbon
      • Gibbon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gibbon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
    • Hector
      • Hector lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hector.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
    • Lafayette
    • Morgan
      • Morgan lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Morgan.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Morton
      • Morton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Morton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • New Ulm
    • Olivia
      • Olivia lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olivia.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivia
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Franklin Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Franklin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Franklin.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82348 <6>
    • Finnish Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Boyum Farm Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyum Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boyum Farm Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyum Farm Cemetery
    • Camp Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Camp Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Cemetery
    • Gilbert Borth Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbert Borth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilbert Borth Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Borth Cemetery
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • Ft. Ridgely State Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Ridgely State Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ft. Ridgely State Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Ridgely State Cemetery
    • Eden Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eden Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
    • Cairo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cairo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cairo Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cairo Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery
      • Patten Pioneer Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patten Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Patten Pioneer Cemetery is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patten Pioneer Cemetery
      • Andrew Robertson Grave
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrew Robertson Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Andrew Robertson Grave is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrew Robertson Grave
      • Honorable JW Lynde Burial Plot
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honorable JW Lynde Burial Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Honorable JW Lynde Burial Plot is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honorable JW Lynde Burial Plot
      • Knupple Grave
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knupple Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Knupple Grave is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knupple Grave
      • Zion Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Zion Cemetery is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Bethel Methodist Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Methodist Cemetery is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Methodist Cemetery
      • Post - Newton Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post - Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Post - Newton Cemetery is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post - Newton Cemetery
      • St. Michael Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Cemetery
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1815476  (Fort Ridgely and Dale Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1815476 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Morton SE
      • County: Renville         Elev: 310
      • Location given for GNIS #1815476 (Fort Ridgely and Dale Cemetery)

    The official website for Renville County: www.co.renville.mn.us/

    The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

    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 Renville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5108, Longitude: -94.8064       In this case, the coordinates for the Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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