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A visit to the Minnesota Reformatory 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 Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery ...

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

45.5417, -94.1189

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

The Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery is located in Sherburne County<2>.

The county seat for Sherburne County is located in Elk River. Elk River lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery.<4>

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

  • North Star Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The North Star Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Saint Cloud.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82017 <5>
  • Assumption Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Assumption Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Benton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Benton Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Benton County Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • St. Patrick's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Patrick's Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick's Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Stranger Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Stranger Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger Cemetery
    • Staples Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Staples Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Cemetery
    • St. Wendelin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Wendelin Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Wendelin Cemetery
    • Acacia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Acacia Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acacia Cemetery
    • St. Marcus Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Marcus Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marcus Cemetery
      • The St. Marcus Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Clear Lake Cemetery
      • St. Marcus Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83393 <5>
    • Monastic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Monastic Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monastic Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Gethsemane Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • St. Luke Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
    • St. Lawrence Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Cemetery
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery.

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

  • Saint Cloud
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cable
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cable is located in Sherburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
  • Sauk Rapids
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Waite Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
  • Evergreen Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
  • Saint Augusta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
  • Sartell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
  • Clear Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Watab
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Watab is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
  • Clearwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Duelm
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Duelm is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
    • Saint Joseph
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rockville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Collegeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hasty
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hasty is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
    • Foley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Stephen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
    • Santiago
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Santiago is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago

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 Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sherburne County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Clear Lake
  • Clearwater
  • Foley
    • Foley lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
  • Rice
    • Rice lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rice.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
  • Ronneby
    • Ronneby lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ronneby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
  • Saint Cloud
  • Saint Joseph
  • Sauk Rapids

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Sherburne 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 Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2069528  (Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2069528 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: Sherburne
      • Est. Elev: 333 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cable
      • Location given for Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.5416667     Lon: -94.1188889
      • 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 Sherburne, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Minnesota Reformatory 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.
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