A visit to the Lura 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 Lura Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lura Cemetery:
43.7905, -93.9480
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lura Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lura Cemetery is located in Faribault County<2>.
The county seat for Faribault County is located in Blue Earth. Blue Earth lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Lura Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lura Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Lura Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lura Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The East Lutheran Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lutheran Cemetery
- Schermerhorn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Schermerhorn Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schermerhorn Cemetery
- West Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The West Lutheran Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lutheran Cemetery
- Rice Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rice Lake Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Bass Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bass Lake Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake Cemetery
- Chase Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- Walnut Lake Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
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- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Peace United Church of Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Lake Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lake Cemetery
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lura Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lura Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Easton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Delavan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Minnesota Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Winnebago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dell is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Wells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Earth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <6>
- Amboy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Frost
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beauford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
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- Waldorf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waldorf is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Good Thunder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Bricelyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Pemberton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Willow Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Walters
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Walters is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Freeborn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alma City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alma City is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
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 Lura Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Faribault County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lura Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alden
- Amboy
- Blue Earth
- Bricelyn
- Delavan
- Easton
- Elmore
- Frost
- Garden City
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Mapleton
- Minnesota Lake
- Vernon Center
- Wells
- Winnebago
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 Lura Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Faribault 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 Lura Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #647303 (Lura Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #647303 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: Faribault
- Est. Elev: 323 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Easton
- Location given for Lura Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7905118 Lon: -93.9480097
- 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 Faribault, 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- Lura 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. |