A visit to the Paynesville 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 Paynesville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Paynesville Cemetery:
45.3776, -94.7518
The Paynesville Cemetery is located in Stearns County<1>.
The county seat for Stearns County is located in Saint Cloud. Saint Cloud lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Paynesville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Paynesville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Paynesville Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Paynesville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Louis Catholic Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Roseville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Roseville Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Margarets Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Free Christians Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nordland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Nordland Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordland Cemetery
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gausdal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Gausdal Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gausdal Cemetery
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak Cemetery
- Manannah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Manannah Cemetery is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manannah Cemetery
- St. Martin Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Eden Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Assumption Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Paynesville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Paynesville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Paynesville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hawick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Regal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Regal is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Lake Henry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Henry is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Henry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Roscoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manannah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Eden Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spicer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Belgrade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Belgrade is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
- Grove City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elrosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Atwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greenwald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cold Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Munich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Watkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Meire Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Forest City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Paynesville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stearns County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Paynesville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Atwater
- Belgrade
- Brooten
- Cold Spring
- Eden Valley
- Freeport
- Grove City
- New London
- Paynesville
- Spicer
- Watkins
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 Paynesville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Stearns 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 Paynesville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #649195 (Paynesville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #649195 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: Stearns
- Est. Elev: 356 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Henry
- Location given for Paynesville Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.3774641 Lon: -94.7522274
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Stearns, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Paynesville Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |