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A visit to the Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...

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

44.6728, -95.5533

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

The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County<2>.

The county seat for Yellow Medicine County is located in Granite Falls. Granite Falls lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Lutheran Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lutheran Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Methodist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
  • East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hanley Falls.
    • The East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82182 <5>
  • West Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The West Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hanley Falls.
    • The West Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hanley Falls Cemetery
    • West Yellow Medicine Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • West Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83799 <5>
  • Rock Valle Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Rock Valle Lutheran Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valle Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Rock Valle Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rock Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2288197 <5>
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
  • German Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The German Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
  • English Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The English Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
  • Christ Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Christ Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Cemetery
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    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Stony Run Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Swedes Forest Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Granite Falls City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • First English Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The First English Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First English Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Hawk Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • First Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The First Twp. Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Twp. Cemetery

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 Lutheran Cemetery.

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

  • Wood Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Hanley Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Cottonwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Echo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Granite Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hazel Run
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Belview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Belview is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Sacred Heart
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Vesta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Vesta is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Clarkfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Maynard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Milroy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Seaforth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Delhi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Delhi is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Renville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ghent
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Marshall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lucan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Montevideo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Clara City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Boyd
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Minneota
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yellow Medicine County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Yellow Medicine 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 Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2065680  (Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2065680 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: Yellow Medicine
      • Est. Elev: 319 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wood Lake
      • Location given for Lutheran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.6727778     Lon: -95.5533333
      • 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 Yellow Medicine, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lutheran 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.