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A visit to the German Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 German Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   44.4383°   (44° 26' 17")

Lon:   -93.8594°   (-93° 51' 33")

The German Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County<2>.

The county seat for Le Sueur County is located in Le Center. Le Center lies just to the east southeast of the German Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the German Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sharon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Le Sueur.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82037 <5>
  • Mound Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Evangelical Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evangelical Church Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
  • St. John's Evangelical Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Evangelical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John's Evangelical Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
  • Dresselville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dresselville Cemetery
    • The Dresselville Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
    • The Dresselville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82175 <5>
  • St. Anns' Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns' Cemetery
    • The St. Anns' Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
    • The St. Anns' Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Annes Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83241 <5>
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ottawa Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elim Welsh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
  • Salem German Evangelical Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem German Evangelical Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem German Evangelical Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem German Evangelical Church Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Henry Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Henry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Henry Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Sibley County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Sibley County
    • St. Mary's Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Calvary Cemetery
      • The St. Mary's Calvary Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
      • The St. Mary's Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Cemetery
      • St. Mary's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2316921 <5>
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
      • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Thomas Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Le Sueur.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180779 <5>
    • Green Lawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Church of the Redeemer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of the Redeemer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church of the Redeemer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Church of the Redeemer Cemetery is located in Scott County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the German Cemetery.

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

  • Le Sueur
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ottawa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
  • Henderson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Saint Thomas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
  • Cleveland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Le Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Center
    • Le Center is located in Le Sueur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Center <6>
  • Lexington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
  • Saint Peter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kasota
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cordova
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
    • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
  • Union Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Scott County
  • Heidelberg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heidelberg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
    • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Marysburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marysburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
      • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
    • Montgomery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Belle Plaine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Oshawa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
      • Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
    • New Prague
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Arlington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Madison Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Lake
      • Madison Lake is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison Lake <6>
    • Kilkenny
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Sweden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Sweden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
      • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
    • Greenland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
      • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
    • Assumption
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assumption have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
      • Assumption is located in Carver County

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 German Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Le Sueur County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 German Cemetery:

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 German Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #644092  (German Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #644092 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Saint Thomas
    • County: Le Sueur         Elev: 285
    • Location given for GNIS #644092 (German Cemetery)

The official website for Le Sueur County: www.co.le-sueur.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 Le Sueur, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the German Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4383, Longitude: -93.8594       In this case, the coordinates for the German Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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