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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Original Big Bend Cemetery:
45.0950, -95.7161
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Original Big Bend Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Original Big Bend Cemetery is located in Chippewa County<2>.
The county seat for Chippewa County is located in Montevideo. Montevideo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Original Big Bend Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Original Big Bend Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Original Big Bend Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Original Big Bend Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Big Bend Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mandt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mandt Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandt Cemetery
- Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brono Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brono Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brono Cemetery
- Big Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Big Bend Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend Cemetery
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. John's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- West Bank Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The West Bank Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bank Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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 <5>
- Kviteseid Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Kviteseid Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kviteseid Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Havelock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Havelock Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Molin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Molin Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molin Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Buffalo Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Buffalo Lake Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Lake Cemetery
- German American Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Terrace Lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Terrace Lawn Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Lawn Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Six Mile Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 based on their distance from Original Big Bend Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Big Bend City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bend City is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend City
- Watson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Montevideo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Danvers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Danvers is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Holloway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holloway is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- De Graff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Graff is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Benson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Appleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Murdock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Murdock is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Dawson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Boyd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <6>
- Clara City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clontarf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kerkhoven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Clarkfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Granite Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Louisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Louisburg is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Madison
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
- Hazel Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Correll
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Correll is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Raymond
(24 miles [38.6 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 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
- Benson lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Original Big Bend Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Boyd
- Boyd lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Original Big Bend Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boyd.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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
- Location given for Original Big Bend Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.095 Lon: -95.7161111
- 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 Chippewa, 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- Original Big Bend 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. |