A visit to the Meadow Ridge Memorial Park ...
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 Meadow Ridge Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Meadow Ridge Memorial Park:
44.2708, -93.2699
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Meadow Ridge Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Meadow Ridge Memorial Park is located in Rice County<2>.
The county seat for Rice County is located in Faribault. Faribault lies just to the north of the Meadow Ridge Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Meadow Ridge Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Meadow Ridge Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Meadow Ridge Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Maple Lawn Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lawn Cemetery
- Denison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Denison Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Faribault.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82928 <5>
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Lawrence Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Faribault.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83380 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Eklund Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Eklund Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklund Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Resurrection Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Deerfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Deerfield Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Blooming Grove Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corpus Christi Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Norwegian Lutheran Meraker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crane Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Crane Creek Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Creek Cemetery
- Grand View Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Merton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Merton Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Meadow Ridge Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Meadow Ridge Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Faribault
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cannon City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon City is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
- Walcott
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walcott is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Warsaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Warsaw is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Medford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Morristown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Millersburg is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Moland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
- Nerstrand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Owatonna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kenyon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dennison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Waterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Palmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Havana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Rice Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Lake is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Trondjem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trondjem is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
- Waterford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waterford is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Kilkenny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lonsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Waseca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Wangs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wangs is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
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 Meadow Ridge Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rice County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Meadow Ridge Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dundas
- Dundas lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Meadow Ridge Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dundas.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Faribault
- Kenyon
- Kilkenny
- Lonsdale
- Morristown
- Nerstrand
- Northfield
- Owatonna
- Waseca
- Waterville
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 Meadow Ridge Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Rice 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 Meadow Ridge Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #647724 (Meadow Ridge Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #647724 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: Rice
- Est. Elev: 326 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Faribault
- Location given for Meadow Ridge Memorial Park:
- Lat: 44.2707969 Lon: -93.2699377
- 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 Rice, 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- Meadow Ridge Memorial Park) 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. |