A visit to the Loon Lake 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 Loon Lake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Loon Lake Cemetery:
43.5208, -95.0947
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Loon Lake Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Loon Lake Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies just to the northeast of the Loon Lake Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Loon Lake Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Loon Lake Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Loon Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- St. Margaret Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Margaret Cemetery is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Margaret Cemetery
- Lake View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- Lakeland Memory Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Good Shepherd Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Shepherd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Good Shepherd Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Jackson.
- The Good Shepherd Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82394 <5>
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Jackson 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 south of Jackson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83161 <5>
- Sunset Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Jackson.
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunset Memorial Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Jackson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83662 <5>
- Petersburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Petersburg Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Superior Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Superior Twp. Cemetery is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Union State Line Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sioux Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Sioux Valley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Norwegian Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- West Belmont Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The West Belmont Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Belmont Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Loon Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Loon Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Orleans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orleans is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Spirit Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Okoboji
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Superior
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wahpeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Arnolds Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sioux Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Lakefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Okoboji
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Okoboji
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Milford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Old Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Estherville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Terril
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Terril is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Dunnell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dunnell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Harris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 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 Loon Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Loon Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dunnell
- Estherville
- Jackson
- Lake Park
- Lakefield
- Milford
- Okabena
- Round Lake
- Sherburn
- Spirit Lake
- Terril
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 Loon Lake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Loon Lake Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2048797 (Loon Lake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2048797 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 431 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lakefield SE
- Location given for Loon Lake Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.520794 Lon: -95.0947168
- 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 Jackson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Loon Lake 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. |