A visit to the Garden of Memories ...
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 Garden of Memories ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garden of Memories:
43.6319, -95.6628
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Garden of Memories can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Garden of Memories is located in Nobles County<2>.
The county seat for Nobles County is located in Worthington. Worthington lies just to the east of the Garden of Memories .
Open a Google Map centered on the Garden of Memories.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Garden of Memories.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garden of Memories, with the nearest first.
- Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Worthington Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Summit Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Summit Lake Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lake Cemetery
- Sunset Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sunset Rest Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Rest Cemetery
- Ransom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ransom Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Cemetery
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Lake Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Emmanuel Presbyterian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hersey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hersey Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
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- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Wilmont Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilmont Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmont Cemetery
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Seward Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Seward Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward Cemetery
- American Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Immanuel American Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adrian Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Adrian Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adrian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Adrian.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81835 <5>
- St. Adrian Cathholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Adrian Cathholic Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Adrian Cathholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Adrian Cathholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Adrian.
- The St. Adrian Cathholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Adrian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83229 <5>
- Sunrise Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- North Sibley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The North Sibley Cemetery is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sibley Cemetery
- Wilson Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Twp. Cemetery
- Round Lake Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Round Lake Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Garden of Memories.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garden of Memories, with the nearest first:
- Org
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Org is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
- Worthington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reading
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reading is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Rushmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rushmore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Ransom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ransom is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Bigelow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bigelow is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Brewster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Round Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adrian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Allendorf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Allendorf is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
- Kinbrae
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sibley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ocheyedan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Fulda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lismore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lismore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Little Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Dundee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Sioux Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Okabena
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Ellsworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Iona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heron Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Magnolia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 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 Garden of Memories. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nobles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garden of Memories.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adrian
- Brewster
- Dundee
- Ellsworth
- Fulda
- Heron Lake
- Iona
- Iona lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Garden of Memories.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iona.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Kinbrae
- Lake Park
- Lismore
- Little Rock
- Magnolia
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Continue List (7 more)
- Okabena
- Round Lake
- Rushmore
- Sibley
- Wilmont
- Worthington
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 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 Garden of Memories:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Nobles 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 Garden of Memories:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #644023 (Garden of Memories)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #644023 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: Nobles
- Est. Elev: 506 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Reading
- Location given for Garden of Memories:
- Lat: 43.6319086 Lon: -95.662789
- 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 Nobles, 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 from Point A (ie- Garden of Memories) 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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