A visit to the Old Saint Walburga 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 St. Walburga Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old St. Walburga Cemetery:
45.1525, -93.5586
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old St. Walburga Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old St. Walburga Cemetery is located in Hennepin County<2>.
The county seat for Hennepin County is located in Minneapolis. Minneapolis lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southeast of the Old St. Walburga Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old St. Walburga Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Old St. Walburga Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old St. Walburga Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fletcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old St. Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old St. Thomas Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Thomas Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- St. Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Martin Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martin Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Janes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Janes Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Janes Cemetery
- Weaver Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Weaver Lake Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Lake Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Reich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Reich Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reich Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Maple Knoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Knoll Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Knoll Cemetery
- Old St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- St. Fridolin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Fridolin Cemetery is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Fridolin Cemetery
- New St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old St. Walburga Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old St. Walburga Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rogers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rogers is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,623 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <5>
- Corcoran
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,058 people
- Loretto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Albertville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Michael
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Medina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Otsego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Osseo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Osseo is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,703 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osseo <5>
- Champlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rockford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anoka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ramsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Independence is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,786 people
- Maple Plain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wayzata
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elk River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Medicine Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn Center is also located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,253 people
- Former name for Brooklyn Center:
- Brooklyn Centre
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn Center <5>
- Coon Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
- Coon Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 St. Walburga Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hennepin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old St. Walburga Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anoka
- Anoka lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Old St. Walburga Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anoka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
- Brooklyn Park
- Coon Rapids
- Elk River
- Long Lake
- Osseo
- Osseo lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Old St. Walburga Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osseo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Plymouth
- Rockford
- Wayzata
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 websites either 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 St. Walburga Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Hennepin 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 St. Walburga Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #659557 (Old Saint Walburga Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #659557 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: Hennepin
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rogers
- Location given for Old Saint Walburga Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.1524642 Lon: -93.5585698
- 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 Hennepin, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old St. Walburga 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. |