A visit to the Original Big Bend 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 Original Big Bend Cemetery ...
The Original Big Bend Cemetery is located in Chippewa County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Big Bend Cemetery
- The Big Bend Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend Cemetery
- Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery
- Big Bend Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Brono Cemetery
- The Brono Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brono Cemetery
- Buffalo Lake Cemetery
- The Buffalo Lake Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Lake Cemetery
- German American Cemetery
- Havelock Cemetery
- The Havelock Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Kviteseid Cemetery
- The Kviteseid Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kviteseid Cemetery
- Mandt Cemetery
- The Mandt Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandt Cemetery
- Molin Cemetery
- The Molin Cemetery is located in Swift County
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- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
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- St. John's Cemetery
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
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- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Six Mile Grove Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
- The Sunset Memorial Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Cemetery
- The Sunset Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Montevideo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83664 <2>
- Terrace Lawn Cemetery
- The Terrace Lawn Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
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- Trinity Cemetery
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- West Bank Cemetery
- The West Bank Cemetery is located in Swift County
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- Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Original Big Bend Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Appleton
- Benson
- Big Bend City
- Big Bend City is located in Chippewa County
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- Boyd
- Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <4>
- Clara City
- Clarkfield
- Clontarf
- Correll
- Correll is located in Big Stone County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Danvers
- Danvers is located in Swift County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Dawson
- De Graff
- De Graff is located in Swift County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Granite Falls
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- Hazel Run
- Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Holloway
- Holloway is located in Swift County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Kerkhoven
- Louisburg
- Louisburg is located in Lac qui Parle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Madison
- Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
- Maynard
- Milan
- Montevideo
- Murdock
- Murdock is located in Swift County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Raymond
- Watson
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 Original Big Bend Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chippewa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Original Big Bend Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appleton
- Benson
- Boyd
- Clara City
- Clarkfield
- Dawson
- Granite Falls
- Kerkhoven
- Madison
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Milan
- Montevideo
- Murdock
- Raymond
- Watson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Original Big Bend Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Chippewa 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 Original Big Bend Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2066174 (Original Big Bend Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2066174 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: Chippewa
- Est. Elev: 314 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gracelock SW
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Chippewa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Original Big Bend Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |