A visit to the Oronoco 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 Oronoco Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oronoco Cemetery:
44.1706, -92.5317
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oronoco Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oronoco Cemetery is located in Olmsted County<2>.
The county seat for Olmsted County is located in Rochester. Rochester lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Oronoco Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oronoco 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 Oronoco Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oronoco Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Center Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Peter's German Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Island Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Island Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pine Island.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1019903 <5>
- Farm Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Farm Hill Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- Dale Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dale Pleasant Prairie Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
- The Dale Pleasant Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
- Mazeppa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Othello Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Othello Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Boynton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Boynton Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Greenland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Greenland Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Cemetery
- Fitch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fitch Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Cemetery
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Free Mission Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Free Mission Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Mission Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Potsdam Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bear Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Bear Valley Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oronoco Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oronoco Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oronoco
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Genoa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Pine Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Post Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Post Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Mazeppa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hammond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Potsdam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Potsdam is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Zumbro Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrett is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Zumbrota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Millville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roscoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Mantorville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellechester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bellechester is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellechester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Kasson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shanty Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Elgin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Viola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Viola is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Wanamingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Goodhue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Oronoco Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Olmsted County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oronoco Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Byron
- Byron lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Oronoco Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Dodge Center
- Elgin
- Elgin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Oronoco Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Goodhue
- Kasson
- Mantorville
- Mazeppa
- Oronoco
- Pine Island
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Rochester
- Wanamingo
- West Concord
- Zumbro Falls
- Zumbrota
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 Oronoco Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Olmsted 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 Oronoco Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2064113 (Oronoco Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2064113 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: Olmsted
- Est. Elev: 328 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oronoco
- Location given for Oronoco Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.1705556 Lon: -92.5316667
- 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 Olmsted, 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- Oronoco 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. |