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A visit to the Saint Lucas 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. Lucas Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Lucas Cemetery:

44.6464, -95.8025

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

The St. Lucas Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County<2>.

The county seat for Yellow Medicine County is located in Granite Falls. Granite Falls lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the St. Lucas Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Lucas Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the St. Lucas Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Icelandic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Icelandic Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Icelandic Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Swede Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Swede Home Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Home Cemetery
  • English Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The English Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
  • Israels Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Israels Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israels Cemetery
  • Christ Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Christ Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Cemetery
  • Josephson Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
  • West Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The West Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hanley Falls.
    • The West Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hanley Falls Cemetery
    • West Yellow Medicine Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • West Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83799 <5>
  • Fridhem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fridhem Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridhem Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Eloi Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The St. Eloi Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Eloi Cemetery
    • St. Clotilde Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The St. Clotilde Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clotilde Cemetery
    • East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hanley Falls.
      • The East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82182 <5>
    • St. Edwards Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Edwards Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Edwards Cemetery
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
    • Clarkfield Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Clarkfield Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkfield Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Burton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Burton Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Hope Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Lucas Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Lucas Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Cottonwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hazel Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Clarkfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hanley Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Minneota
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ghent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Taunton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Marshall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Wood Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Saint Leo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Boyd
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <6>
  • Granite Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Lynd
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Porter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Milroy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Echo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <6>
    • Providence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Vesta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Vesta is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
    • Montevideo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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. Lucas Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yellow Medicine County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Lucas Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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. Lucas Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Yellow Medicine 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. Lucas Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2065672  (Saint Lucas Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2065672 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: Yellow Medicine
      • Est. Elev: 333 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Normania
      • Location given for Saint Lucas Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.6463889     Lon: -95.8025
      • 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 Yellow Medicine, 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. Lucas 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.