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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. 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 German Cemetery ...

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

44.6208, -95.4208

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

The German Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County<2>.

The county seat for Yellow Medicine County is located in Granite Falls. Granite Falls lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the German Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the German Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the German Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Belview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Belview Cemetery is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview Cemetery
  • Swedes Forest Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Rock Valle Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Rock Valle Lutheran Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valle Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Rock Valle Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rock Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2288197 <5>
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
  • Sandager Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Sandager Cemetery is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandager Cemetery
  • Rock Dell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Rock Dell Cemetery is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Holy Name Catholic Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Vesta Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Vesta Cemetery is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta Cemetery
  • Adsit Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Adsit Family Cemetery is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adsit Family Cemetery
  • Koldorn Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Opdahl Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Opdahl Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdahl Cemetery
    • Hustad Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Hustad Cemetery is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustad Cemetery
    • Vicksburg Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Vicksburg Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg Cemetery
    • East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hanley Falls.
      • The East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82182 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • St. Henry Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Henry Cemetery is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Henry Cemetery
    • Anson C. Fisk Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Union Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Schwandt Family Memorial
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Our Saviors Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Cemetery
    • First English Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The First English Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First English Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the German Cemetery.

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

  • Echo
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <6>
  • Belview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Belview is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Wood Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Vesta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Vesta is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Seaforth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Delhi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Delhi is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Hanley Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Sacred Heart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cottonwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lucan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Granite Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Milroy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Renville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Redwood Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • North Redwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • North Redwood is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Redwood
    • Hazel Run
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Wabasso
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Danube
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Maynard
      (19 miles [30.6 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 German Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yellow Medicine 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 begin with 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 German Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Yellow Medicine 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 German Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2065678  (German Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2065678 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: Yellow Medicine
      • Est. Elev: 330 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Echo
      • Location given for German Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.6208333     Lon: -95.4208333
      • 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 Yellow Medicine, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- German 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.