A visit to the Rice Lake Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Rice Lake Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rice Lake Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rice Lake Cemetery
Lat: 44.0986° (44° 5' 54")
Lon: -93.0377° (-93° 2' 15")
The Rice Lake Cemetery is located in Dodge County<2>.
The county seat for Dodge County is located in Mantorville. Mantorville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Rice Lake 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 Rice Lake Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rice Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Claremont Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claremont Street Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claremont Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Claremont Street Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Dania Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dania Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dania Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Moland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moland Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Havana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Havana Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Havana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Havana Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Aurora Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aurora Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aurora Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Aurora Lutheran Cemetery is located in Steele County
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Merton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Merton Cemetery is located in Steele County
- German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Ashland - Ripley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashland - Ripley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashland - Ripley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ashland - Ripley Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Steele County
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- Bohemian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Degner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Degner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Degner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Degner Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Aurora Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aurora Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aurora Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Aurora Twp. Cemetery is located in Steele County
- St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Hegre Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hegre Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hegre Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hegre Church Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Richland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- St. John Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Dodge County
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 Rice Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rice Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rice Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Rice Lake is located in Steele County
- Claremont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Claremont is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <5>
- Havana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Moland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
- Moland is located in Rice County
- Pratt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pratt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- West Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Owatonna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dodge Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center
- Dodge Center is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,798 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge Center <5>
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Concord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Medford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Steele Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Kenyon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Steele County
- Mantorville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantorville
- Mantorville is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantorville <5>
- Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Steele County
- River Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for River Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Blooming Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Prairie
- Blooming Prairie is located in Steele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Prairie <5>
- Kasson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kasson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Kasson is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,530 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasson <5>
- Roscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roscoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
- Nerstrand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hayfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Faribault
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Rice Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dodge County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rice Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blooming Prairie
- Claremont
- Dodge Center
- Faribault
- Hayfield
- Kasson
- Kenyon
- Mantorville
- Nerstrand
- Owatonna
- Wanamingo
- West Concord
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Rice Lake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Dodge County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Rice Lake Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Rice Lake Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #650042 (Rice Lake Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #650042 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Owatonna SE
- County: Dodge Elev: 384
- Location given for GNIS #650042 (Rice Lake Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dodge County: www.co.dodge.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
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 Dodge, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rice Lake Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0986, Longitude: -93.0377 In this case, the coordinates for the Rice Lake Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |