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A visit to the Saint Matthew's 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. Matthew's Cemetery ...

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

46.7372, -92.3817

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

The St. Matthew's Cemetery is located in Carlton County<2>.

The county seat for Carlton County is located in Carlton. Carlton lies just to the south southwest of the St. Matthew's Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Matthew's Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Matthew's Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Finnish Apostolic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Augustana Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Augustana Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustana Cemetery
  • Brevator Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Brevator Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevator Cemetery
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The New Calvary Cemetery is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Calvary Cemetery
  • Thomson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Thomson Cemetery is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson Cemetery
  • Solway Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Solway Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solway Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Brevator Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Brevator Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevator Cemetery
    • Hermantown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hermantown Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermantown Cemetery
    • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Duluth.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83736 <5>
    • Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • MacCabee Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The MacCabee Cemetery is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacCabee Cemetery
    • Oneota Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
    • Canosia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Canosia Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canosia 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. Matthew's Cemetery.

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

  • Esko
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cloquet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Scanlon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Scanlon is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scanlon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Thomson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Thomson is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
    • Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
  • Carlton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Adolph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wrenshall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Proctor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Proctor is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <6>
  • Saginaw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Saginaw is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
  • Gary
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gary is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Hermantown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • New Duluth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Duluth
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Otter Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
    • Oliver
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Oliver is located in Douglas County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
    • Oneota
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Oneota is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneota
    • Twig
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Twig is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twig
    • Sawyer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Sawyer is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Superior
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
    • Duluth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,773 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <6>
    • Brookston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Saunders
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Saunders is located in Douglas County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
    • Superior Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Superior Village is located in Douglas County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 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. Matthew's Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carlton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Matthew's 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 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. Matthew's Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Carlton 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. Matthew's Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2074213  (Saint Matthew's Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2074213 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: Carlton
      • Est. Elev: 385 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cloquet
      • Location given for Saint Matthew's Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.7372222     Lon: -92.3816667
      • 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 Carlton, 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- St. Matthew's 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.