A visit to the Gale 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 Gale Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gale Cemetery:
43.7014, -92.1085
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gale Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gale Cemetery is located in Fillmore County<2>.
The county seat for Fillmore County is located in Preston. Preston lies just to the south southeast of the Gale Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gale Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Gale Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gale Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fountain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fountain Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Watson Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- St. Columbanus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Columbanus Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columbanus Cemetery
- Carrolton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Carrolton Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolton Cemetery
- Carimona Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carimona Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carimona Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Preston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82054 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Preston.
- The Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Southeast Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548582 <5>
- Union Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Union Prairie Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Prairie Cemetery
- Root Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Winslow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Winslow Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow Cemetery
- Waukokee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Waukokee Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukokee Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Richland Prairie Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hutton Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Cemetery
- Lanesboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lanesboro Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- St. Kilians Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Kilians Catholic Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Kilians Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Kilians Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Kilians Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2206170 <5>
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Duff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Duff Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gale Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Preston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carimona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carimona is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
- Fountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lanesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wykoff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fillmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Whalan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chatfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Etna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Florenceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Granger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Granger is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Saratoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saratoga is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- York is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Spring Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Ostrander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Newburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Bratsberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bratsberg is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
- Rushford Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rushford Village is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Kendallville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- South Rushford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- South Rushford is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
- Saint Charles
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dover
(18 miles [29 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 Gale Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fillmore County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Carimona
- Chatfield
- Dover
- Fountain
- Harmony
- Lanesboro
- Peterson
- Preston
- Saint Charles
- Spring Valley
- Wykoff
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 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 Gale Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Fillmore 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 Gale Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2050796 (Gale Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2050796 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: Fillmore
- Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Preston
- Location given for Gale Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7013531 Lon: -92.1084936
- 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 Fillmore, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gale 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. |
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