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A visit to the Kensington Cemetery ...


The location of the Kensington Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Kensington Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   45.7750°   (45° 46' 29")

Lon:   -95.6911°   (-95° 41' 27")

The Kensington Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Alexandria. Alexandria lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Kensington Cemetery .

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 Kensington Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Douglas County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Kensington Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Kensington Cemetery.

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

    • Kensington
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Farwell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
      • Farwell is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Hoffman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Holmes City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
      • Holmes City is located in Douglas County
    • Lowry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
      • Lowry is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry <4>
    • Cyrus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
      • Cyrus is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyrus <4>
    • New Prairie ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
      • New Prairie is located in Pope County
    • Starbuck
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Barrett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
      • Barrett is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Garfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garfield <4>
    • Brandon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Brandon is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <4>
    • Long Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
      • Long Beach is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Donnelly
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnelly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
        • Donnelly is located in Stevens County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
      • Morris
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Erdahl
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
        • Erdahl is located in Grant County
      • Glenwood
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Forada
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forada
        • Forada is located in Douglas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forada <4>
      • Alexandria
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Evansville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Hancock
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Villard
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Elbow Lake
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Melby
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
        • Melby is located in Douglas County

    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 Kensington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kensington Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Kensington Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Solem Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Solem Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solem Cemetery
    • Wennesborg Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wennesborg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wennesborg Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wennesborg Cemetery
    • Pike Lake Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pike Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pike Lake Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike Lake Cemetery
    • Farwell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farwell Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farwell Cemetery
    • Aeneas Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aeneas Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Aeneas Lutheran Cemetery is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aeneas Lutheran Cemetery
    • Nora Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nora Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nora Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Ben Wade Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ben Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ben Wade Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ben Wade Cemetery
    • Oscar Lake Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oscar Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oscar Lake Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oscar Lake Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Land Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Land Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Land Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Land Cemetery
    • Norunga Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norunga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norunga Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norunga Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Trysil Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trysil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Trysil Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trysil Cemetery
      • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Stevens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      • Van Loon Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Loon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Van Loon Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Loon Cemetery
      • St. Paul's Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Cemetery
      • Finnish Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Cemetery
      • St. Pauls Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Rose Hill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Moe Heights Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moe Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Moe Heights Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moe Heights Cemetery

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

    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 Kensington Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2069681  (Kensington Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2069681 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: Kensington
      • County: Douglas         Elev: 402
      • Location given for GNIS #2069681 (Kensington Cemetery)

    The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.mn.us/

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

    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 Douglas, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Kensington Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7750, Longitude: -95.6911       In this case, the coordinates for the Kensington Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.




 

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