A visit to the Saint Mary's Bechyn 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's Bechyn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Mary's Bechyn Cemetery:
44.6500, -95.0728
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Mary's Bechyn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Mary's Bechyn Cemetery is located in Renville County<2>.
The county seat for Renville County is located in Olivia. Olivia lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the St. Mary's Bechyn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Mary's Bechyn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. Mary's Bechyn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Mary's Bechyn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Schmitt Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Theile - Schafer Grave Site
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Flora Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- First Flora Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beaver Falls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beaver Falls Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls Cemetery
- Schwandt Family Memorial
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Camp Pope Burial Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Camp Pope Burial Plot is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Pope Burial Plot
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Valentine Appel Burial Plot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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- Redwood Falls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peavery Grave Site
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Peavery Grave Site is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavery Grave Site
- United Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calgary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Calgary Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calgary Cemetery
- Vicksburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Vicksburg Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg Cemetery
- Anson C. Fisk Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Marguth Grave Site
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Marguth Grave Site is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marguth Grave Site
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Mary's Bechyn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Mary's Bechyn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Redwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Redwood is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Redwood
- Delhi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delhi is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Redwood Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olivia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Danube
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bird Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Renville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belview is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Echo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
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- Seaforth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Clements
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clements is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Hector
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vesta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vesta is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Wabasso
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roseland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Roseland is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Prinsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Prinsburg is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Blomkest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blomkest is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomkest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
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's Bechyn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Renville County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Mary's Bechyn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belview
- Bird Island
- Buffalo Lake
- Danube
- Delhi
- Delhi lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Mary's Bechyn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delhi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Echo
- Echo lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the St. Mary's Bechyn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Echo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Fairfax
- Franklin
- Hector
- Hector lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Mary's Bechyn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hector.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Lake Lillian
- Lucan
- Lucan lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Mary's Bechyn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lucan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucan
- Morgan
- Morgan lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Mary's Bechyn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Morgan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Continue List (8 more)
- Morton lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Mary's Bechyn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Morton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Olivia
- Olivia lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Mary's Bechyn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olivia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivia
- Redwood Falls
- Renville
- Sacred Heart
- Vesta
- Vesta lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Mary's Bechyn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vesta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Wabasso
- Wood Lake
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 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. Mary's Bechyn Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Renville 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's Bechyn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2065419 (Saint Mary's Bechyn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2065419 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: Renville
- Est. Elev: 322 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bechyn
- Location given for Saint Mary's Bechyn Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.65 Lon: -95.0727778
- 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 Renville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Mary's Bechyn 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. |