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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. 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. Mary Cemetery ...

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

45.4791, -94.1494

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>

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

The county seat for Stearns County is located in Saint Cloud. Saint Cloud lies just to the north of the St. Mary Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Mary Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Assumption Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Assumption Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Saint Cloud.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82017 <5>
  • North Star Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The North Star Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star Cemetery
  • St. Wendelin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The St. Wendelin Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Wendelin Cemetery
  • Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
  • Acacia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Acacia Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acacia Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
  • Benton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Benton Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Pioneer Benton County Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Stranger Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Stranger Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger Cemetery
    • St. Marcus Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The St. Marcus Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marcus Cemetery
      • The St. Marcus Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Clear Lake Cemetery
      • St. Marcus Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83393 <5>
    • Staples Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Staples Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Cemetery
    • Maine Prairie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Maine Prairie Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Prairie Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Monastic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Monastic Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monastic Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • St. Patrick's Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Patrick's Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick's Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:

  • Saint Augusta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
  • Cable
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cable is located in Sherburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
  • Saint Cloud
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Waite Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
  • Clearwater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Clear Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sauk Rapids
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rockville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
  • Evergreen Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
  • Sartell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Saint Joseph
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairhaven
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Fairhaven is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Hasty
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hasty is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
    • Duelm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Duelm is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
    • Kimball
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • South Haven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Collegeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Watab
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Watab is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
    • Cold Spring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Silver Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Creek is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Becker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Becker is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <6>
    • Annandale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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 Stearns 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 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. Mary Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Stearns 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. Mary Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #650829  (Saint Mary Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650829 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: Stearns
      • Est. Elev: 308 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Saint Augusta
      • Location given for Saint Mary Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.4791318     Lon: -94.1494323
      • 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 Stearns, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Mary 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.