A visit to the Franklin Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Franklin Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Franklin Cemetery (FG ID #82348).
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 Franklin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin Cemetery:
44.5159, -94.8458
The Franklin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Franklin.
The cemetery is located in Renville County<2>.
The county seat for Renville County is located in Olivia. Olivia lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Franklin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Franklin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hauges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hauges Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauges Cemetery
- Finnish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Finnish Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Camp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- Gilbert Borth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gilbert Borth Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Borth Cemetery
- St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Patten Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Andrew Robertson Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Honorable JW Lynde Burial Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Knupple Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Knupple Grave is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knupple Grave
- Boyum Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boyum Farm Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyum Farm Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Post - Newton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Marguth Grave Site
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Marguth Grave Site is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marguth Grave Site
- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Lower Sioux Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Ft. Ridgely State Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Morton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Evan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Redwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Redwood Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clements
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clements is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Gibbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cobden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cobden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Sleepy Eye
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hector
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Essig
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bird Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Olivia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Leavenworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Iberia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wabasso
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fernando
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Franklin 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 Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bird Island
- Buffalo Lake
- Danube
- Delhi
- Delhi lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Franklin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delhi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Fairfax
- Franklin
- Gibbon
- Hector
- Lafayette
- Morgan
- Morton
- Olivia
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Sleepy Eye
- Springfield
- Stewart
- Wabasso
- Wanda
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Franklin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Renville 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 Franklin Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #82348
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #643886 (Franklin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #643886 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: Renville
- Est. Elev: 308 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Morton SE
- Location given for Franklin Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.5157949 Lon: -94.8461017
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 '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- Franklin 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |