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A visit to the Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery ...

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

45.6961, -94.4519

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

The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Stearns County<2>.

The county seat for Stearns County is located in Saint Cloud. Saint Cloud lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Sacred Heart Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sacred Heart Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Hegwigs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The St. Hegwigs Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hegwigs Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • St. Wendel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Wendel Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Wendel Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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. Francis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
  • Seven Dolors Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Seven Dolors Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Dolors Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 located outside and to the southeast of Upsala.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83420 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Upsala Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Upsala Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsala Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • St. Stephni Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The St. Stephni Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephni Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Danish Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Free Evangelical Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • St. Edward's Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Covenant Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gethsemane Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery

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 Sacred Heart Cemetery.

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

  • Holdingford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Wendel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
  • Opole
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Opole is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
  • Avon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Albany
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Anthony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Saint Anthony is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Collegeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Stephen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
  • North Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • North Prairie is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
  • Bowlus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Elmdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Elmdale is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Upsala
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Freeport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Saint Joseph
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rice
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Sartell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
    • Royalton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Rosa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Saint Rosa is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Evergreen Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
    • Watab
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Watab is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
    • Waite Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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 Sacred Heart Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stearns County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Stearns 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2068112  (Sacred Heart Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2068112 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: Stearns
      • Est. Elev: 370 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Holdingford
      • Location given for Sacred Heart Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.6961111     Lon: -94.4519444
      • 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 Stearns, 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 from Point A (ie- Sacred Heart 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.