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A visit to the Lakewood Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Lakewood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lakewood Cemetery (FG ID #82700)

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 Lakewood Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   44.9335°   (44° 56' 0")

Lon:   -93.3004°   (-93° 18' 1")

The cemetery is located in Hennepin County<2>.

As an estimate, the Lakewood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Minneapolis.

The county seat for Hennepin County is located in Minneapolis. Minneapolis lies just to the north northeast of the Lakewood Cemetery .

Establishment of the Lakewood Cemetery ...

The Lakewood Cemetery was established in 1871.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Lakewood Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lakewood Cemetery.

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

  • Edina
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Richfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Minneapolis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Louis Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Golden Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
    • Golden Valley is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Valley <6>
  • Hopkins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bloomington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lauderdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lauderdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
    • Lauderdale is located in Ramsey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
  • Minnetonka Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Robbinsdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Crystal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
    • Crystal is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,581 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <6>
  • Mendota
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Falcon Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Heights
      • Falcon Heights is located in Ramsey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,628 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falcon Heights <6>
    • Saint Anthony
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
      • Saint Anthony is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,909 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anthony <6>
    • Medicine Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Lake
      • Medicine Lake is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Lake <6>
    • Minnetonka
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnetonka have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka
      • Minnetonka is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,370 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnetonka <6>
    • Nicols
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nicols. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
      • Nicols is located in Dakota County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nicols
      • From the Lakewood Cemetery to Nicols
    • Mendota Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendota Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota Heights
      • Mendota Heights is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendota Heights <6>
    • Lilydale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilydale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
      • Lilydale is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
    • New Hope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <6>
    • Columbia Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hilltop
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Hilltop is located in Anoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
    • Eden Prairie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Saint Paul
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Roseville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
      • Roseville is located in Ramsey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <6>
    • Plymouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,635 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <6>
    • Brooklyn Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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 Lakewood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hennepin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Lakewood 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 Lakewood Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #646448  (Lakewood Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #646448 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: Minneapolis South
    • County: Hennepin         Elev: 268
    • Location given for GNIS #646448 (Lakewood Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #82700

The official website for Hennepin County: www.hennepin.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Hennepin, 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 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 Lakewood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9335, Longitude: -93.3004    
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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