A visit to the Old Caledonia 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 Caledonia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Caledonia Cemetery:
43.6319, -91.5010
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Caledonia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Caledonia Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Caledonia. Caledonia lies just to the northeast of the Old Caledonia Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Caledonia Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Old Caledonia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Caledonia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Houston County Poor Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grove Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the German Lutheran Cemetery is located
- Sheldon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sheldon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Cemetery
- Messeral Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Messeral Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messeral Cemetery
- Union Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Union Ridge Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge Cemetery
- Old Sheldon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Sheldon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sheldon Cemetery
- Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hackett's Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Swede Bottom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Swede Bottom Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Bottom Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Old Black Hammer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Portland Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Steele Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Swenson & Anderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- First Swedish Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Old Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Old Ridge Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ridge Cemetery
- Black Hammer Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Spring Grove Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Wilmington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carsten Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Carsten Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsten Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Caledonia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Caledonia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Caledonia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willington Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Wilmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Spring Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eitzen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Bee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bee is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Houston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yucatan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Riceford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Riceford is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Dorchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reno is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hokah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quandahl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- New Albin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Money Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Money Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
- Genoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Stoddard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Mabel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highlandville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Bratsberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
- Newburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Hesper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- La Crescent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Rushford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Rushford is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
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 Caledonia 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 Caledonia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Caledonia
- Hokah
- Hokah lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Old Caledonia Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hokah.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
- Houston
- La Crescent
- Mabel
- Mabel lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Old Caledonia Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mabel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- New Albin
- Spring Grove
- Stoddard
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 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 Caledonia 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 Caledonia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2050435 (Old Caledonia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2050435 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: 354 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sheldon
- Location given for Old Caledonia Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.6319135 Lon: -91.5009743
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Caledonia 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. |