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A visit to the Nelson Cemetery ...


The location of the Nelson Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Nelson Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   45.8777°   (45° 52' 39")

Lon:   -95.2536°   (-95° 15' 12")

The Nelson Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Alexandria. Alexandria lies just to the west of the Nelson Cemetery .

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 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 Nelson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Douglas County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Nelson Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Nelson Cemetery.

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

    • Nelson
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Nelson is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Osakis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Alexandria
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Carlos
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
      • Carlos is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlos <4>
    • Forada
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forada
      • Forada is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forada <4>
    • West Union
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Villard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Miltona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miltona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltona
      • Miltona is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miltona <4>
    • Westport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Westport is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Garfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garfield <4>
    • Holmes City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
      • Holmes City is located in Douglas County
    • Clotho
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
      • Clotho is located in Todd County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Rose City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
        • Rose City is located in Douglas County
      • Lowry
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
        • Lowry is located in Pope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry <4>
      • Long Beach
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
        • Long Beach is located in Pope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
      • Glenwood
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Sauk Centre
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Brandon
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
        • Brandon is located in Douglas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <4>
      • Grove Lake
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
        • Grove Lake is located in Pope County
      • Parkers Prairie
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Farwell
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
        • Farwell is located in Pope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
      • Long Prairie
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Prairie
        • Long Prairie is located in Todd County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,297 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Prairie <4>
      • Millerville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
        • Millerville is located in Douglas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 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 Nelson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Nelson Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Fahlun Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fahlun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fahlun Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fahlun Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • 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 Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Geneva Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geneva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Geneva Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geneva Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hudson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kinkead Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Kinkead Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • The Kinkead Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kinkaid Cemetery
      • Sunset Memorial Park
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinkead Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82630 <6>
    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
    • Carlos Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carlos Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlos Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • 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 Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • English Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the English Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The English Grove Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Grove Cemetery
    • Lake Charley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Charley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lake Charley Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Charley Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Sauk Valley Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sauk Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sauk Valley Cemetery is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sauk Valley Cemetery
      • Elim Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Elim Cemetery is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elim Cemetery
      • Gordon Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gordon Cemetery is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Cemetery
      • Lake Mary Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lake Mary Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Mary Cemetery
      • Stallcop Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stallcop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stallcop Cemetery is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stallcop Cemetery
      • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Lake Ida Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Ida Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lake Ida Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Ida Cemetery
      • Lake Leven Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Leven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lake Leven Cemetery is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Leven Cemetery
      • Salem Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Salem Cemetery is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Spruce Hill Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spruce Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Spruce Hill Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spruce Hill Cemetery

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

    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 Nelson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #648452  (Nelson Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #648452 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: Alexandria East
      • County: Douglas         Elev: 421
      • Location given for GNIS #648452 (Nelson Cemetery)

    The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.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 Douglas, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Nelson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8777, Longitude: -95.2536       In this case, the coordinates for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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