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A visit to the Old German 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 German Cemetery ...

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

44.0514, -95.5522

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

The Old German Cemetery is located in Murray County<2>.

The county seat for Murray County is located in Slayton. Slayton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Old German Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old German Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Old German Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Willow Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Willow Lake Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Currie.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Currie Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267403 <5>
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
  • St. Olaf Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Faith Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Faith Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
  • Emanuel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
  • Lake Sarah Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lake Sarah Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarah Cemetery
  • Slayton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Annes Cemetery
  • Restland Memory Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Faith Swedish Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Faith Swedish Cemetery is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Swedish Cemetery
    • Storden Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Storden Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden Cemetery
    • Tracy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Tracy Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy Cemetery
    • Modum Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Modum Cemetery is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modum Cemetery
    • Prairie Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill Cemetery
    • Old Westbrook Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Westbrook Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Westbrook Cemetery
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
    • Rialson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rialson Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialson Cemetery
    • Badger Lake Presbyterian Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Gabriel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. Gabriel Cemetery is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gabriel Cemetery
    • Amo Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Amo Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amo Cemetery
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old German Cemetery.

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

  • Dovray
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Dovray is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Westbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Currie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Avoca
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Avoca is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • The Lakes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lakes is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
  • Slayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Storden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Storden is located in Cottonwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Fulda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Tracy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Iona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dundee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Dundee is located in Nobles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hadley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Hadley is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Kinbrae
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
    • Revere
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Garvin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Garvin is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Lowville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lowville is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
    • Jeffers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Lamberton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Amiret
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Amiret is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret

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 German Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Murray County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Avoca
    • Avoca lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Old German Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Balaton
  • Currie
    • Currie lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old German Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Currie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currie
  • Dundee
    • Dundee lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old German Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dundee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Fulda
    • Fulda lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Old German Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fulda.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
  • Heron Lake
  • Iona
    • Iona lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Old German Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iona.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
  • Jeffers
  • Kinbrae
  • Lake Wilson
  • Lamberton
  • Sanborn
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...

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 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 German Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Murray 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 German Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #648924  (Old German Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #648924 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: Murray
      • Est. Elev: 471 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dovray
      • Location given for Old German Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.0513506     Lon: -95.5522283
      • 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 Murray, 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 German 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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