A visit to the Restland Memory Gardens ...
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 Restland Memory Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Restland Memory Gardens:
43.9775, -95.7325
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Restland Memory Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Restland Memory Gardens is located in Murray County<2>.
The county seat for Murray County is located in Slayton. Slayton lies just to the west northwest of the Restland Memory Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Restland Memory Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Restland Memory Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Restland Memory Gardens, with the nearest first.
- St. Annes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Annes Cemetery
- Slayton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Badger Lake Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Faith Swedish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Columba Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Columba Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columba Cemetery
- St. Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
- Faith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Faith Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
- Highland Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Currie.
- The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Currie Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267403 <5>
- Prairie Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bethany Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Lake Sarah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Lake Sarah Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarah Cemetery
- Modum Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Modum Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modum Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- St. Gabriel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Gabriel Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gabriel Cemetery
- Old German Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Old German Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old German Cemetery
- Our Saviors Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Chandler Memorial 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 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Restland Memory Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Restland Memory Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Slayton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Iona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Hadley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hadley is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Currie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fulda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lowville is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Dovray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dovray is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Chandler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chandler is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- The Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Lakes is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
- Lake Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Wilmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Westbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kinbrae
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Dundee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Garvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Garvin is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Leota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leota is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
- Reading
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Balaton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tracy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Woodstock
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lismore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lismore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Storden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 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 Restland Memory Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Murray County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Restland Memory Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Restland Memory Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Balaton
- Currie
- Currie lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Restland Memory Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Currie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currie
- Dundee
- Edgerton
- Fulda
- Fulda lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Restland Memory Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fulda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Iona
- Iona lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Restland Memory Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iona.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Kinbrae
- Lake Wilson
- Lismore
- Slayton
- Tracy
- Tracy lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Restland Memory Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tracy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Westbrook
- Wilmont
- Woodstock
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 helpful 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 Restland Memory Gardens:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Murray 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 Restland Memory Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #649941 (Restland Memory Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #649941 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: Murray
- Est. Elev: 485 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Avoca
- Location given for Restland Memory Gardens:
- Lat: 43.977464 Lon: -95.7325122
- 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 Murray, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Restland Memory Gardens) 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. |