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A visit to the Garness 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 Garness Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garness Cemetery:

43.5444, -91.8102

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

The Garness Cemetery is located in Fillmore County<2>.

The county seat for Fillmore County is located in Preston. Preston lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Garness Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Garness Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Garness Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Newburg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Newburg Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg Cemetery
  • Mabel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mabel Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel Cemetery
  • Prosper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Prosper Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper Cemetery
  • Lenora Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lenora Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora Cemetery
  • Hesper Public Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hesper Public Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper Public Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hesper Public Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hesper (IA).
    • The Hesper Public Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hesper Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230000 <5>
  • Hesper Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hesper Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper Lutheran Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Bellview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Bellview Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
  • Riceford Norwegian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • North Sheie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The North Sheie Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sheie Cemetery
  • Wisel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Wisel Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisel Cemetery
  • Henrytown Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      • The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82044 <5>
    • Burr Oak Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
    • Salveson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Salveson Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salveson Cemetery
    • Fawcett Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fawcett Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Farm Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Henry Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Henry Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
    • Elliota Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • Choice Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Choice Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Garness Cemetery.

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

  • Newburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Newburg is located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • Mabel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hesper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
  • Riceford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Riceford is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
  • Burr Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Canton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Spring Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Highlandville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
  • Harmony
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bluffton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Willington Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Willington Grove is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
  • Yucatan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Yucatan is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Quandahl
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Quandahl is located in Allamakee County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
    • Bee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Bee is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
    • Kendallville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
    • Wilmington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Wilmington is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Bratsberg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
    • Whalan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lanesboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dorchester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Florenceville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Florenceville is located in Howard County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
    • Decorah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Decorah is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,484 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decorah <6>
    • Caledonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Peterson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Preston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Granger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Granger is located in Fillmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger

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 Garness 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 Garness Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Garness 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 Garness Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2050793  (Garness Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2050793 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: 401 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mabel
      • Location given for Garness Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.5444116     Lon: -91.8101519
      • 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Garness 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.