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. 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 Lakewood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lakewood Cemetery:
44.9335, -93.3004
The Lakewood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Minneapolis.
The cemetery is located in Hennepin County<2>.
The county seat for Hennepin County is located in Minneapolis. Minneapolis lies just to the north northeast of the Lakewood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on 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.
- Temple Israel Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bass Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bass Lake Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The South Side Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pioneers & Soldiers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- United Hebrew Brotherhood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- B'nai Emet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gemelus Chesed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Minneapolis Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Assumption Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ft. Snelling National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Crystal Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Golden Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Golden Valley Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley Cemetery
- Shady Oak Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Margaret Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Margaret Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Margaret Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- Beth-el Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Beth-el Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth-el Cemetery
- Herzl Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Herzl Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herzl Cemetery
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
- Acacia Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Church of St. Peter Historic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary's Orthodox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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)
- 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)
- Lauderdale is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- 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)
- Mendota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Falcon Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Anthony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Medicine Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Minnetonka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nicols
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lilydale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lilydale is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hilltop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- 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)
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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.
- Bloomington
- Columbia Heights
- Eden Prairie
- Edina
- Hopkins
- Minneapolis
- Plymouth
- Robbinsdale
- Roseville
- Saint Louis Park
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 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 Lakewood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Hennepin 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 Lakewood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #82700
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #646448 (Lakewood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #646448 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: Hennepin
- Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Minneapolis South
- Location given for Lakewood Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.9327427 Lon: -93.29967
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lakewood 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |