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A visit to the Leenthrop Memorial 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 Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery:

44.9202, -95.5167

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery is located in Chippewa County<2>.

The county seat for Chippewa County is located in Montevideo. Montevideo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Palmer Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Palmer Creek Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Creek Cemetery
  • Saron Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Saron Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron Cemetery
  • Swensson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Swensson Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swensson Cemetery
  • Black Oak Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wang Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dueland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Dueland Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dueland Cemetery
  • Granite Falls City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • First Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The First Twp. Cemetery is located in Renville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Twp. Cemetery
  • Havelock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Havelock Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock Cemetery
  • Strombeck Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Strombeck Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strombeck Cemetery
  • Vestre Sogn Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Stony Run Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Hawk Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Sunset Memorial Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Cemetery
      • The Sunset Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Montevideo Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83664 <5>
    • Camp Release Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Camp Release Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Release Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Release Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Granite Falls.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82049 <5>
    • Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Christian Reform Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Maynard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Granite Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Clara City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Montevideo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sacred Heart
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazel Run
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Raymond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Watson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarkfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanley Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Prinsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Prinsburg is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prinsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Renville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Wood Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Boyd
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <6>
    • Big Bend City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Bend City is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend City
    • Roseland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Roseland is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Echo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <6>
    • Kerkhoven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Murdock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Murdock is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Cottonwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Danube
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pennock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pennock is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people

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 Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chippewa County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belview
    • Belview lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belview.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
  • Boyd
    • Boyd lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boyd.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Clara City
  • Clarkfield
  • Cottonwood
  • Danube
    • Danube lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Danube.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danube
  • Echo
    • Echo lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Echo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Granite Falls
  • Hanley Falls
  • Kerkhoven
  • Maynard
    • Maynard lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maynard.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Milan
    • Milan lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Continue List   (7 more)
    • Murdock
      • Murdock lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Murdock.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Raymond
      • Raymond lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Raymond.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Renville
    • Sacred Heart
    • Watson
      • Watson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Watson.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Wood Lake

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 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 Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Chippewa 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 Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #646581  (Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #646581 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: Chippewa
      • Est. Elev: 322 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Asbury
      • Location given for Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.9202355     Lon: -95.516687
      • 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 Chippewa, 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 from Point A (ie- Leenthrop Memorial 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.