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A visit to the Leonard 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 Leonard Cemetery ...

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

46.5097, -92.8452

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

The Leonard Cemetery is located in Carlton County<2>.

The county seat for Carlton County is located in Carlton. Carlton lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Leonard Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Leonard Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Leonard Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
  • West Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The West Branch Cemetery is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch Cemetery
  • Co-op Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Co-op Cemetery is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Co-op Cemetery
  • National Polish Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Moose Lake.
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Riverside Cemetery (located 71 miles to the north).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960065 <5>
  • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Barnum.
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Riverside Cemetery (located 66 miles to the north).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165394 <5>
  • Eagle Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Eagle Lake Cemetery is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake Cemetery
  • Sturgeon Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Isidore's Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The St. Isidore's Catholic Cemetery is located in Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Isidore's Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Isidore's Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Sturgeon Lake.
    • The St. Isidore's Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Isadors Cemetery
    • St. Isidore's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960067 <5>
  • Blomskog Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Denham Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Denham Cemetery is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Cemetery
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Nordland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Faith Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Faith Cemetery is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Violet Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Violet Cemetery is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • Wright Community Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wright Catholic Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • Beaver Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Beaver Cemetery is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
    • Willow River City Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Leonard Cemetery.

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

  • Kettle River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Moose Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Barnum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sturgeon Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Automba
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Automba is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Automba
  • Denham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Denham is located in Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Mahtowa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
  • Cromwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Willow River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Wright
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sawyer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sawyer is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Otter Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Tamarack
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Rutledge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Rutledge is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Kerrick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bruno
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bruno is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Finlayson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Holyoke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Holyoke is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke

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 Leonard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carlton County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Leonard Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Carlton 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 Leonard Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #646605  (Leonard Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #646605 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: Carlton
      • Est. Elev: 384 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cromwell SE
      • Location given for Leonard Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.5096682     Lon: -92.8452038
      • 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 Carlton, 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- Leonard 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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