A visit to the Holt 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 Holt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holt Cemetery:
43.6955, -91.9393
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holt Cemetery is located in Fillmore County<2>.
The county seat for Fillmore County is located in Preston. Preston lies just to the west southwest of the Holt Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holt 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 Holt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lanesboro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lanesboro Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Union Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Union Prairie Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Prairie Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- North Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The North Highland Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Highland Cemetery
- Carrolton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Carrolton Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolton Cemetery
- St. Columbanus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Columbanus Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columbanus Cemetery
- Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Preston.
- The Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Southeast Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548582 <5>
- Richland Prairie Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wisel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wisel Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisel Cemetery
- Hungerholdt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hungerholdt Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungerholdt Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Hutton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hutton Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Henry Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Henrytown Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Highland Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Grace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The East Grace Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grace Cemetery
- West Grace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The West Grace Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grace 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 Holt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whalan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lanesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Preston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bratsberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bratsberg is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
- Peterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Rushford Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rushford Village is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Fountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carimona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carimona is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Rushford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Rushford is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Yucatan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Rushford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riceford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riceford is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Clyde
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Mabel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Granger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Granger is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Florenceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Burr Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hesper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Chatfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Wykoff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Holt Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fillmore County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Carimona
- Chatfield
- Fountain
- Harmony
- Lanesboro
- Mabel
- Peterson
- Preston
- Rushford
- Wykoff
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 Holt 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 Holt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #645107 (Holt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #645107 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: 378 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lanesboro
- Location given for Holt Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.6955201 Lon: -91.9393215
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holt 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. |