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A visit to the Royalton 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 Royalton Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Royalton Cemetery:

45.8227, -94.2833

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Royalton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Royalton Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.

The county seat for Benton County is located in Foley. Foley lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Royalton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Royalton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Royalton Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Royalton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rice Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rice Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Bowlus.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83406 <5>
  • St. Stephni Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The St. Stephni Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephni Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish National Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • St. Adalberts Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The St. Adalberts Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Adalberts Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Adalberts Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Little Falls.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83228 <5>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kay Burial Ground
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Kay Burial Ground is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kay Burial Ground
    • Danish Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Free Evangelical Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • St. Edward's Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Brockway Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Brockway Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway Cemetery
    • Graham Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Graham Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Little Falls.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82967 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Little Falls.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83417 <5>
    • Franciscan Sisters Convent Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ed Cash Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ed Cash Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ed Cash Cemetery
    • St. Hegwigs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Hegwigs Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hegwigs Cemetery
    • St. Michael's Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Michael's Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael's Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Royalton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Royalton Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Royalton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • North Prairie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Prairie is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
  • Rice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rice is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <6>
  • Bowlus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Opole
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Opole is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
  • Saint Stephen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
  • Buckman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Buckman is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Elmdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Elmdale is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Holdingford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Wendel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
  • Little Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Watab
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Watab is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sobieski
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sobieski is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Genola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Genola is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Pierz
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pierz is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierz
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierz <6>
    • Upsala
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Belle Prairie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Belle Prairie is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
    • Sartell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
    • Evergreen Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
    • Flensburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Flensburg is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flensburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Morrill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Morrill is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
    • Avon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Avon is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <6>
    • Collegeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sauk Rapids
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ramey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Ramey is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey

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 Royalton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Royalton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Royalton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Benton 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 Royalton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #650376  (Royalton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650376 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: Benton
      • Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Royalton
      • Location given for Royalton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.8227432     Lon: -94.2833311
      • 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 Benton, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Royalton 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.