A visit to the Pilot Grove 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 Pilot Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pilot Grove Cemetery:
43.5711, -94.1480
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pilot Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Faribault County<2>.
The county seat for Faribault County is located in Blue Earth. Blue Earth lies just to the north northeast of the Pilot Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pilot Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Pilot Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pilot Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dobson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dobson Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Van Buren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Van Buren Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Hesse Burying Grounds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hesse Burying Grounds is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesse Burying Grounds
- Verona Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Verona Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Cemetery
- Calkins Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Calkins Farm Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins Farm Cemetery
- Immanuel United Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Highland Home Cemetery is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Home Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
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- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Ledyard (IA).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96033 <5>
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Emerald Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Emerald Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Cemetery
- Ellingson Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Verona Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The West Verona Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Verona Cemetery
- Center Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Creek Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Creek Cemetery
- Rose Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Lake Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lake Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pilot Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pilot Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Blue Earth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <6>
- Ledyard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Huntley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Frost
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gerled
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gerled is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
- Dell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dell is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Lakota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Rake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Winnebago
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Granada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swea City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Delavan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Buffalo Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bricelyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Fairmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Easton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Northrop
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Armstrong
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
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 Pilot Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Faribault County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pilot Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amboy
- Armstrong
- Bancroft
- Blue Earth
- Bricelyn
- Buffalo Center
- Delavan
- Easton
- Elmore
- Fairmont
- Frost
- Granada
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Swea City
- Truman
- Winnebago
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 Pilot Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Faribault 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 Pilot Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #649436 (Pilot Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #649436 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: Faribault
- Est. Elev: 335 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pilot Grove
- Location given for Pilot Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5710664 Lon: -94.1480174
- 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 Faribault, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pilot Grove 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. |