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A visit to the Holden 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 Holden Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holden Cemetery has been estimated.<1>

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

Lat:   45.4960°   (45° 29' 45")

Lon:   -96.7188°   (-96° 43' 7")

The Holden Cemetery is located in Big Stone County<2>.

The county seat for Big Stone County is located in Ortonville. Ortonville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southeast of the Holden Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Holden Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Holden Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
  • Beardsley Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Midway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Midway Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Plateau Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plateau Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plateau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Plateau Cemetery is located in Traverse County
  • Wilmot Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
  • Corona Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corona Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Corona Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
  • Elim Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elim Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Peever Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peever Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peever Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peever Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Wilmot Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mills Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mills Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
    • West St. Paul Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West St. Paul Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West St. Paul Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
    • Big Stone Hutterite Colony Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Stone Hutterite Colony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Stone Hutterite Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Stone Hutterite Colony Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
    • Siloah Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinton Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clinton Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
    • Graceville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graceville Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Traverse County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Holden Cemetery.

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

  • Beardsley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shady Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilmot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Wilmot is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <7>
  • Barry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Browns Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Peever Flats
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Corona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Corona is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <7>
  • Peever
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Clinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Graceville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graceville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
    • Graceville is located in Big Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <7>
  • Collis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Marvin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Big Stone City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ortonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
      • Ortonville is located in Big Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,748 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ortonville <7>
    • Milbank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milbank have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbank
      • Milbank is located in Grant County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milbank <7>
    • Sisseton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Summit
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <7>
    • Twin Brooks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Dumont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
      • Dumont is located in Traverse County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Johnson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Wheaton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)

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 Holden Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Big Stone County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holden 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 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 Holden 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 Holden Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2067150  (Holden Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2067150 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: Big Stone Lake West
    • County: Big Stone         Elev: 332
    • Location given for GNIS #2067150 (Holden Cemetery)

The official website for Big Stone County: www.bigstonecounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Big Stone, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Holden Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4960, Longitude: -96.7188       In this case, the coordinates for the Holden 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 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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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