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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. Michael's Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   44.6482°   (44° 38' 53")

Lon:   -93.1304°   (-93° 7' 49")

The cemetery is located in Dakota County<1>.

As an estimate, the St. Michael's Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Farmington.

The county seat for Dakota County is located in Hastings. Hastings lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the St. Michael's Cemetery .

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 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. Michael's Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Dakota County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. Michael's Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the St. Michael's Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Michael's 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
      • Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
    • 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.<4> 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.<4> 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.<4> 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 <3>
    • 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.<4> 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 <3>
    • 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.<4> 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 <3>
    • Randolph
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • New Trier
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Trier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trier
      • New Trier is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • 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.<4> 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 <3>
    • 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.<4> 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.<4> 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 <3>
      • Waterford
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
        • Waterford is located in Dakota County
      • 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.<4> 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 <3>
      • Nicols
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicols have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
        • Nicols is located in Dakota County
      • 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.<4> 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 <3>
      • 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.<4> 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)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
        • Eagan is located in Dakota County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <3>
      • 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)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
        • Stanton is located in Goodhue County
      • Nininger
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nininger
        • Nininger is located in Dakota County
      • 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.<4> 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 <3>

    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. Michael's 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 St. Michael's Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. Michael's Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Farmington Luteran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Farmington Luteran Cemetery is located in Dakota County
      • The Farmington Luteran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Johns Danish Luthern Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Luteran Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Dakota County
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Highland Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Lakeville Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Lakeville Grove Cemetery is located in Dakota County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeville Grove Cemetery is located in Lakeville.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeville Grove Cemetery
    • All Saints Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Dakota County
      • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greenwood Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Castle Rock Valley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Castle Rock Valley Cemetery is located in Dakota County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Castle Rock Valley Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of Hampton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castle Rock Valley Cemetery
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • McNutt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The McNutt Cemetery is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNutt Cemetery
    • St. Mathias Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Mathias Cemetery is located in Dakota County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mathias Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Hampton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mathias Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Highview Christiana Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Greenvale Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Hillcrest Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hampton Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • The Hampton Cemetery is located in Dakota County
        • The Hampton Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hampton Twp. Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Cemetery
      • St. Augustine Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Dakota County
        • The St. Augustine Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Agatha's Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustine Cemetery
      • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • West Christiania Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Christiania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The West Christiania Cemetery is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Christiania Cemetery
      • East Christiania Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • The St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery is located in Dakota County
        • The St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery

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

    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. Michael's 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)

    The official website for Dakota County: www.co.dakota.mn.us/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Michael's Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6482, Longitude: -93.1304    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <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.




 

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