A visit to the Ransom 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 Ransom Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ransom Cemetery:
43.5433, -95.7381
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ransom Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ransom Cemetery is located in Nobles County<2>.
The county seat for Nobles County is located in Worthington. Worthington lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Ransom Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ransom Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Ransom Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ransom Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Emmanuel Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunset Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sunset Rest Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Rest Cemetery
- North Sibley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The North Sibley Cemetery is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sibley Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Wilson Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Twp. Cemetery
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Garden of Memories
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Garden of Memories is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Hope German Presbyterian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Lake Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Worthington Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Adrian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Adrian Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adrian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Adrian.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81835 <5>
- St. Adrian Cathholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Adrian Cathholic Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Adrian Cathholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Adrian Cathholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Adrian.
- The St. Adrian Cathholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Adrian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83229 <5>
- Holman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Holman Cemetery is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman Cemetery
- The Holman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holman Twp. Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95095 <5>
- Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Horton Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Horton Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Twp. Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Summit Lake Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lake Cemetery
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]<3> of the Ransom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ransom Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ransom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ransom is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Bigelow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bigelow is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Org
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Org is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
- Rushmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rushmore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Sibley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Worthington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allendorf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allendorf is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
- Reading
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Reading is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Adrian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Ocheyedan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Round Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wilmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ashton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Brewster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Lismore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lismore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Kanaranzi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Melvin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Melvin is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 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 Ransom Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nobles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ransom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adrian
- Brewster
- Ellsworth
- George
- Lismore
- Little Rock
- Magnolia
- Melvin
- Ocheyedan
- Round Lake
- Rushmore
- Sibley
- Wilmont
- Worthington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ransom Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Nobles 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 Ransom Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #649820 (Ransom Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #649820 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: Nobles
- Est. Elev: 510 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bigelow
- Location given for Ransom Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5432985 Lon: -95.7380706
- 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 Nobles, 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- Ransom 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. |