A visit to the Rose Hill 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 Rose Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rose Hill Cemetery (FG ID #83195).
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 Rose Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rose Hill Cemetery:
43.7473, -93.7393
The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Faribault County<2>.
While not adjacent, the Saint Casimir Cemetery is directly southeast of the Rose Hill Cemetery.
The county seat for Faribault County is located in Blue Earth. Blue Earth lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Rose Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rose Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Rose Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rose Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walnut Lake Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zions Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Zions Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Cemetery
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
- Walnut Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walnut Lake Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lake Cemetery
- Schermerhorn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Schermerhorn Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schermerhorn Cemetery
- Trahm's Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Trahm's Farm Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trahm's Farm Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Peace United Church of Christ Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. John Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- Rice Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carlston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Carlston Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlston Cemetery
- Freeborn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Evangelical Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rose Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rose Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wells
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Minnesota Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freeborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Alden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Walters is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Dell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bricelyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Conger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Conger is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Hartland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Waldorf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Waldorf is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Delavan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Frost
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kiester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- New Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bath
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alma City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pemberton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 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 Rose Hill 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 Rose Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albert Lea
- Alden
- Blue Earth
- Bricelyn
- Delavan
- Easton
- Frost
- Hartland
- Kiester
- Mapleton
- Minnesota Lake
- New Richland
- Wells
- Wells lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Rose Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wells.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Rose Hill 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 Rose Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #83195
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #650263 (Rose Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650263 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: 350 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wells
- Location given for Rose Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.747177 Lon: -93.739392
- 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 '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- Rose Hill 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. |