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A visit to the Saint Mary Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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. Mary Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   45.5522°   (45° 33' 7")

Lon:   -96.6992°   (-96° 41' 57")

The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Big Stone County<2>.

The county seat for Big Stone County is located in Ortonville. Ortonville lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southeast of the St. Mary Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the St. Mary Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Beardsley Community Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beardsley Community Cemetery
    • The Beardsley Community Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
    • The Beardsley Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Beardsley Cemetery
  • Midway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Midway Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
  • Holden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holden Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Holden Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Holden Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holden Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Plateau Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plateau Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plateau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Plateau Cemetery is located in Traverse County
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
  • Siloah Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Siloah Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Siloah Lutheran Cemetery is located in Traverse County
    • The Siloah Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Siloah Cemetery
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Traverse County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Traverse County
  • Elim Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elim Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
  • Big Stone Hutterite Colony Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Stone Hutterite Colony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Stone Hutterite Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Big Stone Hutterite Colony Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Graceville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graceville Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
    • Peever Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peever Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peever Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peever Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Wilmot Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilmot Cemetery
      • The Wilmot Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
    • West St. Paul Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West St. Paul Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West St. Paul Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Mills Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mills Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
    • Clinton Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clinton Cemetery is located in Big Stone County

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. Mary Cemetery.

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

  • Beardsley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Barry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
    • Barry is located in Big Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Browns Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Shady Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
    • Shady Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
  • Peever Flats
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
    • Peever Flats is located in Roberts County (SD)
  • Wilmot
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Wilmot is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <7>
  • Graceville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
    • Graceville is located in Big Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <7>
  • Peever
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever
    • Peever is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peever <7>
  • Clinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Collis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
    • Collis is located in Traverse County
  • Corona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Corona is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <7>
  • Dumont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
    • Dumont is located in Traverse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Sisseton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisseton
      • Sisseton is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sisseton <7>
    • Johnson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Johnson is located in Big Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Wheaton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
      • Wheaton is located in Traverse County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <7>
    • Big Stone City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ortonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
      • Ortonville is located in Big Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,748 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ortonville <7>
    • Rosholt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosholt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
      • Rosholt is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosholt <7>
    • Marvin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)

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. Mary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Big Stone County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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. Mary Cemetery:

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. Mary Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #650830  (Saint Mary Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #650830 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Beardsley
    • County: Big Stone         Elev: 336
    • Location given for GNIS #650830 (Saint Mary Cemetery)

The official website for Big Stone County: www.bigstonecounty.org/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 Big Stone, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Mary Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5522, Longitude: -96.6992       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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