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A visit to the Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery (FG ID #83459)

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 Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery ...

Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery

Lat:   44.6480°   (44° 38' 52")

Lon:   -93.1303°   (-93° 7' 49")

The cemetery is located in Dakota County<2>.

As an estimate, the Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Farmington.

Adjacent to the Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery and just to the southwest is the Corinthian Cemetery.

The county seat for Dakota County is located in Hastings. Hastings lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery .

Name Variations for Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:

  • St. Michael's Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Farmington
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lakeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Eureka Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Coates
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
    • Coates is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Castle Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
    • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
  • Apple Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
    • Apple Valley is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <6>
  • Rosemount
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemount have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
    • Rosemount is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,798 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosemount <6>
  • Vermillion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
    • Vermillion is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <6>
  • Randolph
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • New Trier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Burnsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
    • Burnsville is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,170 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Elko New Market
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
      • Elko New Market is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
    • Elko
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <6>
    • Waterford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • New Market
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • New Market is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <6>
    • Nicols
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Inver Grove Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inver Grove Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inver Grove Heights
      • Inver Grove Heights is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,776 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inver Grove Heights <6>
    • Credit River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Credit River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
      • Credit River is located in Scott County
    • Eagan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Webster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Northfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Stanton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Nininger
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Savage
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
      • Savage is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <6>

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 Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dakota County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Saint Michaels Catholic 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 Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #650912  (Saint Michaels Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #650912 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: Farmington
    • County: Dakota         Elev: 273
    • Location given for GNIS #650912 (Saint Michaels Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #83459

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Dakota, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6480, Longitude: -93.1303    
<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>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.