A visit to the Home 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 Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Home Cemetery:
44.3047, -94.7116
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Home Cemetery is located in Brown County<2>.
The county seat for Brown County is located in New Ulm. New Ulm lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Home Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Golden Gate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Golden Gate Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Cemetery
- Prairieville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Prairieville Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville Cemetery
- Mielke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mielke Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mielke Cemetery
- Current Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Current Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current Cemetery
- Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Sleepy Eye.
- The Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Japanese Martyrs Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2262028 <5>
- Eden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Dannebod Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Dannebod Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannebod Cemetery
- The Dannebod Cemetery has also been known as:
- Danebod Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Loffelmacher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Loffelmacher Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loffelmacher Cemetery
- Ft. Ridgely State Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. George Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- West Newton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The West Newton Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boyum Farm Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Boyum Farm Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyum Farm Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- New Ulm Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Ulm City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sleepy Eye
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Iberia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Iberia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Essig
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cobden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cobden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Leavenworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leavenworth is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- Evan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evan is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- New Ulm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Godahl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Godahl is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl
- Morgan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Searles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Searles is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles
- Fairfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hanska
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Comfrey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Salle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- La Salle is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clements
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clements is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Darfur
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Darfur is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Courtland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lafayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbon
(18 miles [29 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 Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brown County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Comfrey
- Fairfax
- Franklin
- Gibbon
- Hanska
- Lafayette
- Madelia
- Morgan
- Morton
- New Ulm
- Saint James
- Sanborn
- Sleepy Eye
- Springfield
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 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 Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Brown 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 Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #645144 (Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #645144 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: Brown
- Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sleepy Eye
- Location given for Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.3046833 Lon: -94.7116494
- 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 Brown, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Home 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. |
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