A visit to the Saint Columbanus 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. Columbanus Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Columbanus Cemetery:
43.6805, -92.0757
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Columbanus Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Columbanus Cemetery is located in Fillmore County<2>.
The county seat for Fillmore County is located in Preston. Preston lies just to the southwest of the St. Columbanus Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Columbanus Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the St. Columbanus Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Columbanus Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Gale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gale Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Watson Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Richland Prairie Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Prairie Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Prairie Cemetery
- Carrolton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Carrolton Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolton Cemetery
- Fountain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fountain Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Cemetery
- Carimona Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Carimona Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carimona Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Preston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82054 <5>
- Waukokee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Waukokee Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukokee Cemetery
- Hutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hutton Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Cemetery
- Root Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lanesboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lanesboro Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Big Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Big Spring Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Big Spring Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Holt Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Winslow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Winslow Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow Cemetery
- Duff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Duff Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- St. Liguori Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Liguori Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Liguori Cemetery
- Big Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Big Spring Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Columbanus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Columbanus Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Preston
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carimona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carimona is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
- Lanesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whalan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wykoff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fillmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Granger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Granger is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Florenceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chatfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Etna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Etna is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- York is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Peterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saratoga is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City was located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Newburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Bratsberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bratsberg is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
- Clyde
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Spring Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kendallville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Rushford Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rushford Village is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- South Rushford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Rushford is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
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. Columbanus Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fillmore County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Columbanus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Carimona
- Chatfield
- Fountain
- Harmony
- Lanesboro
- Peterson
- Preston
- Spring Valley
- Wykoff
- Wykoff lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Columbanus Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wykoff.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykoff
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 St. Columbanus Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Fillmore 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. Columbanus Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #650564 (Saint Columbanus Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650564 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: Fillmore
- Est. Elev: 324 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Preston
- Location given for Saint Columbanus Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.68052 Lon: -92.0757153
- 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 Fillmore, 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- St. Columbanus 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. |