A visit to the Saint Loretto Catholic Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery (FG ID #2163077).
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. Loretto Catholic Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery:
45.9964, -95.9967
The St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Elbow Lake.
The cemetery is located in Grant County<2>.
Adjacent to the St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery and just to the north is the Ness Cemetery.
The county seat for Grant County is located in Elbow Lake. Elbow Lake lies just to the east southeast of the St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery.
Name Variations for St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- West Elbow Lake Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lund Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lund Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Christ Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Bethania Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethania Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
- Pomme de Terre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hereford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hereford Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Native American Burial Grounds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Burns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Hjerdal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hjerdal Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hjerdal Cemetery
- Rock Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Rock Prairie Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Prairie Cemetery
- Fridhem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fridhem Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridhem Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barrett Covenant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Erdahi Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Erdahi Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahi Cemetery
- Sigdal Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elbow Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thorsborg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thorsborg is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
- Wendell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barrett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barrett is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Erdahl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ashby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Charlesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Norcross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norcross is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Melby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Western
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Herman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Evansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hoffman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nashua is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Tintah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brandon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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. Loretto Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grant County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashby
- Ashby lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ashby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Barrett
- Battle Lake
- Brandon
- Campbell
- Dalton
- Dalton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dalton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Elbow Lake
- Evansville
- Fergus Falls
- Herman
- Herman lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Loretto Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Herman.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Hoffman
- Tintah
- Underwood
- Wendell
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 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. Loretto Catholic Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Grant 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. Loretto Catholic Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2163077
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2068474 (Saint Loretto Catholic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2068474 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: Grant
- Est. Elev: 366 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elbow Lake
- Location given for Saint Loretto Catholic Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.9972222 Lon: -95.9944444
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Grant, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. Loretto Catholic 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |