A visit to the Mission 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 Mission Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mission Cemetery:
44.2969, -96.0184
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mission Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mission Cemetery is located in Lyon County<2>.
The county seat for Lyon County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mission Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mission Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Mission Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mission Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wood Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wood Lake Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake Cemetery
- Opdal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Opdal Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdal Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- St. Dionysius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Island Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Island Lake Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake Cemetery
- Danebod Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Danebod Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danebod Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Lynd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lynd Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynd Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ruthton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ruthton Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Sillerud Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Sillerud Lutheran Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sillerud Lutheran Cemetery
- The Sillerud Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sillerud Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273838 <5>
- Skandia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Skandia Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skandia Cemetery
- Briffett Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- Memorial Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ellsborough Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Ellsborough Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsborough Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mission Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mission Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Russell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Russell is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Tyler
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Balaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lynd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Garvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garvin is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Amiret
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Amiret is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ghent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ivanhoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lowville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lowville is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Minneota
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Woodstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- The Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lakes is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
- Tracy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Taunton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Wilson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
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 Mission Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lyon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mission Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Balaton
- Currie
- Holland
- Lake Benton
- Lake Wilson
- Marshall
- Minneota
- Russell
- Ruthton
- Tracy
- Tracy lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mission Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tracy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Tyler
- Woodstock
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 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 Mission Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Lyon 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 Mission Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #657422 (Mission Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #657422 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: Lyon
- Est. Elev: 499 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dead Coon Lake
- Location given for Mission Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.2969088 Lon: -96.018361
- 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 Lyon, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mission 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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