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A visit to the Fort Ripley 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 Ft. Ripley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Ripley Cemetery:

46.1764, -94.3614

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ft. Ripley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Ft. Ripley Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County<2>.

The county seat for Crow Wing County is located in Brainerd. Brainerd lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Ft. Ripley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ft. Ripley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ft. Ripley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Camp Ripley Mounds
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Camp Ripley Mounds is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ripley Mounds
  • Lightner Baby Grave
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lightner Baby Grave is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightner Baby Grave
  • Stroming Grave Site
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stroming Grave Site is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroming Grave Site
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Green Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Green Prairie Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Prairie Cemetery
  • St. Mathias Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Mathias Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mathias Cemetery
  • Prosser Farm Site Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oak Land Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Oak Land Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Land Cemetery
  • St. Francis Assisi Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. John Holy Cross Episcopal Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Crow Wing River Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mrs. Albert Schultz Grave
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Rail Prairie Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Scandia Valley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rosenlund Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rosenlund Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenlund Cemetery
    • Fish Lake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Fish Lake Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Lake Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Randall Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Randall Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
      • The Randall Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Randall Community Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83118 <5>
    • Parker Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • St. James Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
    • Holy Family Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ft. Ripley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Ripley Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Fort Ripley
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Randall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Belle Prairie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Belle Prairie is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
  • Cushing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pillager
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Baxter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <6>
  • Little Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Brainerd
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • East Gull Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Harding
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Harding is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Flensburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Flensburg is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flensburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Lastrup
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Motley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sobieski
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Sobieski is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Genola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Genola is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Pierz
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Pierz is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierz
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierz <6>
    • Philbrook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Philbrook is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
    • Merrifield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pillsbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pillsbury is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
    • Swanville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nisswa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Nisswa is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisswa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisswa <6>
    • Lake Shore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

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. Ripley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crow Wing County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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. Ripley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Crow Wing 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 Ft. Ripley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #643825  (Fort Ripley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #643825 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: Crow Wing
      • Est. Elev: 360 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fort Ripley
      • Location given for Fort Ripley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.1763555     Lon: -94.3613919
      • 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 Crow Wing, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ft. Ripley 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.