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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   43.7905°   (43° 47' 25")

Lon:   -93.9480°   (-93° 56' 52")

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 .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Faribault County
  • East Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Lutheran Cemetery is located in Faribault County
  • Schermerhorn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schermerhorn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schermerhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Schermerhorn Cemetery is located in Faribault County
  • West Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Lutheran Cemetery is located in Faribault County
  • Rice Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rice Lake Cemetery is located in Faribault County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Faribault County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Faribault County
  • Bass Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bass Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bass Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bass Lake Cemetery is located in Faribault County
  • Chase Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chase Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chase Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chase Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
  • Walnut Lake Methodist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Lake Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Lake Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walnut Lake Methodist Cemetery is located in Faribault County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Waseca County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • St. John Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
    • St. John Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Waseca County
    • Peace Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peace Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
    • Peace Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peace Cemetery is located in Waseca County
    • Walnut Lake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walnut Lake Cemetery is located in Faribault County
    • St. Paul's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Faribault County
    • Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
    • Belle of Sterling Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sterling Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sterling Cemetery
      • The Sterling Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Faribault County
    • King Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The King Cemetery is located in Faribault County
    • Ellingson Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellingson Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellingson Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ellingson Family Cemetery is located in Faribault County
    • Zions Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zions Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zions Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zions Cemetery is located in Faribault County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Easton is located in Faribault County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Delavan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delavan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
    • Delavan is located in Faribault County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Minnesota Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Lake
    • Minnesota Lake is located in Faribault County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnesota Lake <5>
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
    • Dell is located in Faribault County
  • Wells
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Wells is located in Faribault County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <5>
  • Blue Earth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
    • Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
    • 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 <5>
  • Amboy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
    • Amboy is located in Blue Earth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <5>
  • Huntley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
    • Huntley is located in Faribault County
  • Frost
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • Frost is located in Faribault County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frost <5>
  • Beauford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beauford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
    • Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Waldorf
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldorf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
      • Waldorf is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Good Thunder
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Thunder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Thunder
      • Good Thunder is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Good Thunder <5>
    • Vernon Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
      • Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Bricelyn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bricelyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
      • Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Pemberton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pemberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
      • Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Willow Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
      • Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
    • Walters
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
      • Walters is located in Faribault County
      • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alma City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
      • Alma City is located in Waseca County

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.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Lura Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #647303 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Easton
    • County: Faribault         Elev: 323
    • Location given for GNIS #647303 (Lura Cemetery)

The official website for Faribault County: www.co.faribault.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lura Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7905, Longitude: -93.9480       In this case, the coordinates for the Lura Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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