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 ...
The German Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Adsit Family Cemetery
- The Adsit Family Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adsit Family Cemetery
- Anson C. Fisk Family Cemetery
- Belview Cemetery
- The Belview Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview Cemetery
- East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- First English Cemetery
- The First English Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First English Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Holy Name Catholic Church Cemetery
- Hustad Cemetery
- The Hustad Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustad Cemetery
- Koldorn Family Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Opdahl Cemetery
- The Opdahl Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdahl Cemetery
- Our Saviors Cemetery
- The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Cemetery
- Rock Dell Cemetery
- The Rock Dell Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell Cemetery
- Rock Valle Lutheran Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- St. Henry Cemetery
- The St. Henry Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Henry Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Sandager Cemetery
- The Sandager Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandager Cemetery
- Schwandt Family Memorial
- Swedes Forest Twp. Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Vesta Cemetery
- The Vesta Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta Cemetery
- Vicksburg Cemetery
- The Vicksburg Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg 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 alphabetically:
- Belview
- Belview is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Cottonwood
- Danube
- Delhi
- Delhi is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Echo
- 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 <4>
- Granite Falls
- Hanley Falls
- Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Hazel Run
- Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Lucan
- Maynard
- Milroy
- North Redwood
- North Redwood is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Redwood
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Redwood Falls
- Renville
- Sacred Heart
- Seaforth
- Vesta
- Vesta is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Wabasso
- Wood Lake
- Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 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 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.
- Belview
- Clara City
- Clarkfield
- Cottonwood
- Danube
- Delhi
- Echo
- Granite Falls
- Hanley Falls
- Lucan
- Marshall
- Maynard
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Continue List (10 more)
- Morton
- Olivia
- Redwood Falls
- Renville
- Sacred Heart
- Vesta
- Wabasso
- Wanda
- Wood Lake
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 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:
- 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- German Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |