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A visit to the Saint Lukes 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. Lukes Cemetery ...

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

45.9722, -95.4809

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

The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Alexandria. Alexandria lies just to the southeast of the St. Lukes Cemetery .

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List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Lukes Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Lake Ida Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lake Ida Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ida Cemetery
  • East Moe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The East Moe Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moe Cemetery
  • Lake Charley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lake Charley Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charley Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Chippewa Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Chippewa Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Cemetery
  • Brandon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Brandon Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
  • Kinkead Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Kinkead Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkead Cemetery
    • The Kinkead Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kinkaid Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82630 <5>
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Millerville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Millerville Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Cemetery
  • West Moe Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The West Moe Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Moe Cemetery
  • White Garden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The White Garden Cemetery is located in Douglas County
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  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Carlos Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Carlos Cemetery is located in Douglas County
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    • St. Petri Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Petri Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petri Cemetery
    • Moe Heights Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Moe Heights Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe Heights Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Geneva Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Geneva Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Cemetery
    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
    • Finnish Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Douglas County
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    • St. Paul's Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Miltona.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82854 <5>
    • St. James Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Lukes Cemetery.

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

  • Garfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Brandon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Alexandria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Millerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Millerville is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Holmes City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Holmes City is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
  • Carlos
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Miltona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Evansville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Urbank
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Urbank is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbank
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Nelson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelson is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Belle River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Belle River is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
  • Melby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Melby is located in Douglas County
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  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Forada
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkers Prairie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kensington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Farwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Farwell is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Rose City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rose City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
    • Erdahl
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Erdahl is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
    • Hoffman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Osakis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ashby
      (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. Lukes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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. Lukes Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Douglas 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. Lukes Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #650805  (Saint Lukes Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650805 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: Douglas
      • Est. Elev: 439 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Alexandria West
      • Location given for Saint Lukes Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.9721836     Lon: -95.4808751
      • 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 Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Lukes 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.
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