A visit to the Otisco 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 Otisco Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Otisco Cemetery:
43.9925, -93.4566
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Otisco Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Otisco Cemetery is located in Waseca County<2>.
The county seat for Waseca County is located in Waseca. Waseca lies just to the north northwest of the Otisco Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Otisco Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Otisco Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Otisco Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vista Covenant Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vista Swedish Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Otisco - Lemond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wilton Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Cemetery
- Pontoppidan Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Brase Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brase Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brase Cemetery
- Woodville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Woodville Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Cemetery
- Le Sueur River American Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Krassin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Krassin Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krassin Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- St. Olaf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- Danish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- Lemond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lemond Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond Cemetery
- Mueller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mueller Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Otisco Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Otisco Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vista is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Wilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilton is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Waseca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Bath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Ellendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- River Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Steele Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Waldorf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waldorf is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Hartland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Owatonna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alma City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alma City is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
- Pratt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Geneva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Janesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Freeborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Waterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Havana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Medford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Morristown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pemberton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Clarks Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Elysian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Otisco Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Waseca County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Otisco Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ellendale
- Hartland
- Janesville
- Morristown
- New Richland
- Owatonna
- Waseca
- Waterville
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 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 Otisco Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Waseca 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 Otisco Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2051224 (Otisco Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2051224 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: Waseca
- Est. Elev: 348 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Richland
- Location given for Otisco Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.9924626 Lon: -93.4566062
- 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 Waseca, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Otisco 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. |