A visit to the Old Red Oak Grove 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 Red Oak Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Red Oak Grove Cemetery:
43.7050, -93.0891
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Red Oak Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Red Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Freeborn County<2>.
The county seat for Freeborn County is located in Albert Lea. Albert Lea lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Old Red Oak Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Red Oak Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Old Red Oak Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Red Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moscow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Moscow Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Oakland Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Austin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82974 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Hollandale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hollandale Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale Cemetery
- Kennevan Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Austin.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- St. Augustines Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #264295 <5>
- Lansing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lansing Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing Cemetery
- Red Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bohemian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Kestner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Kestner Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kestner Cemetery
- Udolpho Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Udolpho Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udolpho Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hayward Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hayward Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward Cemetery
- Krikva Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Krikva Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krikva Cemetery
- Cedar City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar City Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grand View Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Red Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Red Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mapleview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mapleview is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Austin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Hollandale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hayward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Varco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Varco is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
- Myrtle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Brownsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blooming Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- London is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Geneva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clarks Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waltham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Albert Lea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rose Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sargeant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Ellendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Renova ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- River Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Hayfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
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 Red Oak Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Freeborn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Red Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albert Lea
- Austin
- Austin lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Old Red Oak Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Austin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Blooming Prairie
- Brownsdale
- Ellendale
- Glenville
- Hayfield
- Lyle
- Lyle lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old Red Oak Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyle.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Red Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Freeborn 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 Red Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2049900 (Old Red Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2049900 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: Freeborn
- Est. Elev: 381 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Austin West
- Location given for Old Red Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7049612 Lon: -93.0890866
- 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 Freeborn, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Red Oak Grove 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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