A visit to the Saint Olaf 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. Olaf Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Olaf Cemetery:
44.1480, -95.4428
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Olaf Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County<2>.
The county seat for Cottonwood County is located in Windom. Windom lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the southeast of the St. Olaf Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Olaf Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the St. Olaf Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Olaf Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Westbrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Westbrook Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Westbrook Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- North Hero Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The North Hero Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero Cemetery
- Storden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Storden Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden Cemetery
- Willow Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Willow Lake Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake Cemetery
- Old German Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Old German Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old German Cemetery
- Our Saviors Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Cemetery
- Highwater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Highwater Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Swedish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Swedish Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
- Tracy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Tracy Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Luther Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Luther Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Gales Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Gales Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gales Cemetery
- Rialson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rialson Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialson Cemetery
- Lamberton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lamberton Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamberton Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Currie.
- The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Currie Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267403 <5>
- Emanuel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Germantown Evangelical United Methodist Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Olaf Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Olaf Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Revere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dovray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dovray is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Storden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Lamberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Lakes is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
- Currie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Sanborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wanda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Garvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Garvin is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Avoca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Amiret
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amiret is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret
- Lucan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Slayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wabasso
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fulda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lowville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lowville is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Dundee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Balaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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. Olaf Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cottonwood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Olaf Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Balaton
- Currie
- Dundee
- Fulda
- Fulda lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Olaf Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fulda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Jeffers
- Kinbrae
- Lamberton
- Lucan
- Milroy
- Sanborn
- Slayton
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Wabasso
- Walnut Grove
- Wanda
- Westbrook
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 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. Olaf Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Cottonwood 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. Olaf Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2050998 (Saint Olaf Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2050998 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: Cottonwood
- Est. Elev: 415 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walnut Grove
- Location given for Saint Olaf Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.1480138 Lon: -95.4427807
- 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 Cottonwood, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Olaf 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. |
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