A visit to the Old Big Spring 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 Old Big Spring Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Big Spring Cemetery:
43.5830, -92.0891
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Big Spring Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Big Spring Cemetery is located in Fillmore County<2>.
The county seat for Fillmore County is located in Preston. Preston lies just to the north of the Old Big Spring Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Big Spring Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Old Big Spring Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Big Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Waukokee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Waukokee Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukokee Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rice Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Big Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Big Spring Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring Cemetery
- Bristol Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bristol Center Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center Cemetery
- Hutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hutton Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Cemetery
- Richland Prairie Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenfield Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Cemetery
- St. Liguori Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Liguori Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Liguori Cemetery
- St. Mathews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Mathews Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mathews Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Carimona Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Carimona Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carimona Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Preston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82054 <5>
- Duff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Duff Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Cemetery
- Greenleafton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Greenleafton Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafton Cemetery
- Old Greenleafton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bristol Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bristol Grove Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Grove Cemetery
- St. Kierans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Kierans Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Kierans Cemetery
- State Line Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Amish Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Preston.
- The Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Southeast Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548582 <5>
- St. Columbanus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Columbanus Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columbanus 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 Old Big Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Big Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Granger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Granger is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Florenceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Carimona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carimona is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
- Preston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- York is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Kendallville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Lanesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wykoff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Etna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Etna is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Lime Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Newburg is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Whalan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cresco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burr Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bluffton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Vernon Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- Mabel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hesper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Ostrander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Old Big Spring Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fillmore County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Big Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Canton lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Old Big Spring Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Carimona
- Cresco
- Fountain
- Harmony
- Lanesboro
- Lime Springs
- Mabel
- Mabel lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Old Big Spring Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mabel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Preston
- Spring Valley
- Wykoff
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Old Big Spring Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Fillmore 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 Old Big Spring Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #648918 (Old Big Spring Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #648918 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: Fillmore
- Est. Elev: 395 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harmony
- Location given for Old Big Spring Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5830209 Lon: -92.0890506
- 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 Fillmore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Old Big Spring 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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