A visit to the Red Oak 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 Red Oak Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Red Oak Grove Cemetery:
43.7922, -93.0491
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Red Oak Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Red Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Mower County<2>.
The county seat for Mower County is located in Austin. Austin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Red Oak Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Red Oak Grove 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 Red Oak Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Red Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Udolpho Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Udolpho Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udolpho Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- First Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Moscow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moscow Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Cemetery
- Lansing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lansing Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing Cemetery
- Old Red Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Hollandale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hollandale Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale Cemetery
- St. Michael's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Danish Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Danish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bohemian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Austin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82974 <5>
- Waltham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Waltham Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham Cemetery
- The Waltham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waltham Trinity Luthern Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Clark Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Family Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Family Cemetery
- Summit Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Brownsdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81990 <5>
- Westfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Westfield Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Red Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Red Oak Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lansing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Blooming Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mapleview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleview is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Hollandale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Waltham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Austin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sargeant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hayfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hayward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Varco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Varco is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
- Ellendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Renova ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- River Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Myrtle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Pratt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Rose Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Steele Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Dexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Claremont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
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 Red Oak Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mower County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Red Oak Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Austin
- Austin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Red Oak Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Austin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Blooming Prairie
- Brownsdale
- Claremont
- Dexter
- Dexter lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Red Oak Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dexter.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Ellendale
- Hayfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Red Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Mower 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 Red Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #649870 (Red Oak Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #649870 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: Mower
- Est. Elev: 390 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blooming Prairie
- Location given for Red Oak Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7921843 Lon: -93.0490854
- 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 Mower, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Red Oak 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. |