A visit to the Old Black Hammer 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 Black Hammer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Black Hammer Cemetery:
43.6244, -91.6515
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Black Hammer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Black Hammer Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Caledonia. Caledonia lies just to the east of the Old Black Hammer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Black Hammer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Old Black Hammer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Black Hammer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Yucatan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Yucatan Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Spring Grove Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Messeral Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Messeral Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messeral Cemetery
- Old Sheldon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Sheldon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sheldon Cemetery
- South Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The South Fork Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Cemetery
- Riceford Norwegian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sheldon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Cemetery
- North Sheie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The North Sheie Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sheie Cemetery
- Houston County Poor Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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- First Yucatan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Old Ridge Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ridge Cemetery
- Choice Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Choice Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice Cemetery
- Bellview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bellview Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
- Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Caledonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Black Hammer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Black Hammer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spring Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Willington Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Yucatan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Riceford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riceford is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Wilmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Caledonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Mabel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bee is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Bratsberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
- Houston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hesper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Highlandville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Quandahl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Dorchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eitzen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- South Rushford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Rushford is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
- Rushford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Money Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Money Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
- Rushford Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Peterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whalan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Black Hammer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Black Hammer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caledonia
- Canton
- Canton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Old Black Hammer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Hokah
- Hokah lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Old Black Hammer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hokah.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
- Houston
- Lanesboro
- Mabel
- Mabel lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Old Black Hammer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mabel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Peterson
- Rushford
- Spring Grove
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 Old Black Hammer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 Black Hammer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2050427 (Old Black Hammer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2050427 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 363 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Grove
- Location given for Old Black Hammer Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.624412 Lon: -91.6515345
- 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 Houston, 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- Old Black Hammer 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |