A visit to the Saint Leo 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. Leo Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Leo Cemetery:
44.0171, -96.3368
The St. Leo Cemetery is located in Pipestone County<1>.
The county seat for Pipestone County is located in Pipestone. Pipestone lies just to the southeast of the St. Leo Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Leo Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> of the St. Leo Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Leo Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Troy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Troy Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Cemetery
- Lone Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lone Rock Cemetery is located in Moody County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock Cemetery
- Salem EUB Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem EUB Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem EUB Cemetery
- Ihlen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Luctor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Luctor Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luctor Cemetery
- Trosky Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Eden Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oslo Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oslo Cemetery is located in Moody County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo Cemetery
- Jasper Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Rose Dell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Rose Dell Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Dell Cemetery
- Woodstock Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Woodstock Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock Cemetery
- German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Moody County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Saints Simon and Jude Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Swedish Augustana Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethania Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the St. Leo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Leo Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pipestone
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Airlie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Airlie is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Ihlen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hatfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Trosky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jasper Sunrise Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flandreau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Edgerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Egan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sioux Falls Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
- Hardwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 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 St. Leo Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pipestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Leo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Edgerton
- Flandreau
- Hardwick
- Holland
- Jasper
- Lake Benton
- Lake Wilson
- Pipestone
- Ruthton
- Tyler
- Tyler lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Leo Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tyler.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Woodstock
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 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 St. Leo Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Pipestone 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. Leo Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #650791 (Saint Leo Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650791 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: Pipestone
- Est. Elev: 508 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pipestone North
- Location given for Saint Leo Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.0152482 Lon: -96.3367021
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Pipestone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. Leo Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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