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A visit to the Ness 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 Ness Cemetery ...

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

45.0950, -94.6039

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

The Ness Cemetery is located in Meeker County<2>.

The county seat for Meeker County is located in Litchfield. Litchfield lies just to the east northeast of the Ness Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ness Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Ness Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ripley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Ripley Cemetery is located in Meeker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Cemetery
  • First Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Meeker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Meeker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • St. Columban Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Columban Cemetery is located in Meeker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columban Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Rosendale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rosendale Cemetery is located in Meeker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Meeker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Ellsworth Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ellsworth Cemetery is located in Meeker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Cemetery
  • St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Atwater Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Atwater Union Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater Union Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Atwater Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Atwater.
      • The Atwater Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83741 <5>
    • Spring Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • St. Gertrude Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Gertrude Cemetery is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gertrude Cemetery
    • Manannah Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Manannah Cemetery is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manannah Cemetery
    • Burr Oak Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak Cemetery
    • Peace Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Peace Cemetery is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
    • Cosmos Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Cosmos Cemetery is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmos Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ness Cemetery.

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

  • Litchfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grove City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosendale is located in Meeker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
  • Darwin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Atwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Forest City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest City is located in Meeker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Manannah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Manannah is located in Meeker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manannah
  • Cosmos
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Mills is located in Meeker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Dassel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Kingston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingston is located in Meeker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Eden Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lake Lillian
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kandiyohi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Kandiyohi is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kandiyohi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Watkins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hutchinson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Spicer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Spicer is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spicer <6>
    • Paynesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Cokato
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hawick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawick is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawick

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 Ness Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Meeker County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Ness Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Meeker 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 Ness Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2066073  (Ness Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2066073 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: Meeker
      • Est. Elev: 372 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Litchfield South
      • Location given for Ness Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.095     Lon: -94.6038889
      • 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 Meeker, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ness 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.