A visit to the Riceford Norwegian 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 Riceford Norwegian Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riceford Norwegian Cemetery:
43.5755, -91.7299
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riceford Norwegian Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Riceford Norwegian Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Caledonia. Caledonia lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Riceford Norwegian Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Riceford Norwegian Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Riceford Norwegian Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riceford Norwegian Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- North Sheie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The North Sheie Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sheie Cemetery
- Mabel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mabel Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel Cemetery
- Bellview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bellview Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
- Newburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Newburg Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg Cemetery
- Garness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Garness Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garness Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Spring Grove Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Black Hammer Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The South Fork Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Cemetery
- Choice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Choice Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old Black Hammer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hesper Public Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hesper Public Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper Public Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hesper Public Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hesper (IA).
- The Hesper Public Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hesper Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230000 <5>
- Hesper Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hesper Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper Lutheran Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Fawcett Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fawcett Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Farm Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Wisel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wisel Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisel Cemetery
- Salveson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Salveson Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salveson Cemetery
- Swenson Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Swenson Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swenson Farm Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riceford Norwegian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riceford Norwegian Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Riceford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riceford is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Mabel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Hesper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Willington Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Yucatan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Highlandville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Bee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bee is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Wilmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burr Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Quandahl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Bratsberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
- Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dorchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eitzen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Whalan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bluffton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Peterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Houston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Rushford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Rushford is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
- Lanesboro
(15 miles [24.1 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 Riceford Norwegian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riceford Norwegian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caledonia
- Canton
- Canton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Riceford Norwegian Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Harmony
- Houston
- Lanesboro
- Mabel
- Mabel lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Riceford Norwegian Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mabel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Peterson
- Rushford
- Spring Grove
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 Riceford Norwegian Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 Riceford Norwegian Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2050429 (Riceford Norwegian Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2050429 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 335 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Grove
- Location given for Riceford Norwegian Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.575523 Lon: -91.7298706
- 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 Houston, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Riceford Norwegian 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. |
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