A visit to the Rice Lake Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rice Lake Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rice Lake Cemetery (FG ID #83147).
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 Rice Lake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rice Lake Cemetery:
43.6288, -93.7277
The Rice Lake Cemetery is located in Faribault County<2>.
The county seat for Faribault County is located in Blue Earth. Blue Earth lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west of the Rice Lake Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rice Lake Cemetery.
Establishment of the Rice Lake Cemetery ...
The Rice Lake Cemetery was established in 1870.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.
- United Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- Walnut Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Walnut Lake Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lake Cemetery
- North Blue Earth Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clayton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- American Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- United Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bricelyn Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Casimir Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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- Walnut Lake Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Schnieder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Schnieder Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnieder Cemetery
- Alden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Alden Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Cemetery
- Dell Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Blue Earth Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carlston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Carlston Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlston Cemetery
- Emerald Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Emerald Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Eden Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Eden Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Twp. Cemetery
- Conger Community Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Walters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walters is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Bricelyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Kiester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Frost
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Conger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Conger is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Vinje
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Scarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freeborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
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- Rake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Emmons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Minnesota Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Lake Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Albert Lea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hartland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Delavan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 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 Rice Lake 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 Rice Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albert Lea
- Alden
- Alden lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Rice Lake Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Blue Earth
- Bricelyn
- Buffalo Center
- Delavan
- Easton
- Elmore
- Frost
- Frost lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Rice Lake Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Frost.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Kiester
- Lake Mills
- Minnesota Lake
- Thompson
- Wells
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 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 Rice Lake 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 Rice Lake Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #83147
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #650040 (Rice Lake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650040 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: 370 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wells
- Location given for Rice Lake Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.6288432 Lon: -93.7280014
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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' (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- Rice Lake 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |