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A visit to the Old Willow Creek 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 Willow Creek Cemetery ...

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

43.9327, -94.2383

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

The Old Willow Creek Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County<2>.

The county seat for Blue Earth County is located in Mankato. Mankato lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northeast of the Old Willow Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Willow Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Old Willow Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • North St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • South St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Vernon Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Vernon Center Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Amboy.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151028 <5>
  • St. Matthews Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
  • Ohio Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Ohio Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Pleasant Prairie Basey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pioneer Shelbyville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
  • Jackson Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Jackson Lake Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Lake Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Nashville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Nashville Cemetery is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Cemetery
    • Garden City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Garden City Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Cemetery
    • Antrim Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Antrim Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim Cemetery
    • Westford Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Westford Cemetery is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford Cemetery
    • Wiltsey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Wiltsey Cemetery is located in Faribault County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiltsey Cemetery
    • Belle of Sterling Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sterling Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Sterling Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Cemetery
    • Lyra Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lyra Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyra 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 Willow Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Willow Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
  • Vernon Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Amboy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Amboy is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <6>
  • Garden City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Good Thunder
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lewisville is located in Watonwan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
  • Winnebago
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lake Crystal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Truman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Truman is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
  • Madelia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Huntley is located in Faribault County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
  • Mapleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rapidan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
    • Beauford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
    • Delavan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Delavan is located in Faribault County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Grogan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Grogan is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
    • Northrop
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Granada
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Skyline
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Judson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Judson is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson

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 Willow Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Blue Earth County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Willow Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Blue Earth 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 Willow Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #648938  (Old Willow Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #648938 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: Blue Earth
      • Est. Elev: 308 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Amboy
      • Location given for Old Willow Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.9327379     Lon: -94.2382938
      • 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 Blue Earth, 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 Willow Creek 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.