A visit to the Saint Catherines 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 St. Catherines Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Catherines Cemetery:
43.6700, -96.2134
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Catherines Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Catherines Cemetery is located in Rock County<2>.
The county seat for Rock County is located in Luverne. Luverne lies just to the south of the St. Catherines Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Catherines Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the St. Catherines Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Catherines Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Restlawn Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Blue Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Blue Mound Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kenneth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Kenneth Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth Cemetery
- Beaver Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Wood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ash Wood Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Wood Cemetery
- The Ash Wood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81858 <5>
- Westside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Westside Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Cemetery
- Springwater Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Springwater Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater Cemetery
- Palisades Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Palisades Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades Cemetery
- Flowerfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Flowerfield Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerfield Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Eastside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Eastside Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside Cemetery
- West Palisades Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81933 <5>
- Dutch Reform Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- United Reformed Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 St. Catherines Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Catherines Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Luverne
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Hardwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beaver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Kanaranzi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ash Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ash Creek is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
- Kenneth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kenneth is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Steen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Steen is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Manley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manley is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bruce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bruce is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ellsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adrian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lismore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lismore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Edgerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sherman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Garretson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leota is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
- Jasper Sunrise Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Trosky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Rock Rapids
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Larchwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ihlen
(18 miles [29 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 St. Catherines Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Catherines Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adrian
- Edgerton
- Ellsworth
- Garretson
- Hardwick
- Hills
- Hills lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Catherines Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hills.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Jasper
- Larchwood
- Lismore
- Luverne
- Magnolia
- Rock Rapids
- Valley Springs
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 St. Catherines Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Rock 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 St. Catherines Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #650547 (Saint Catherines Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650547 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: Rock
- Est. Elev: 464 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Luverne
- Location given for Saint Catherines Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.6699694 Lon: -96.2133627
- 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 Rock, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Catherines 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. |