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 ...
The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Martin County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bethany Cemetery
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Butterfield Cemetery
- The Butterfield Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Cedar Lake Cemetery
- The Cedar Lake Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake Cemetery
- Cedar Lutheran Cemetery
- Elm Creek Cemetery
- The Elm Creek Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Martin County
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- First Lutheran Cemetery
- First Mennonite Cemetery
- Haseman Post Cemetery
- The Haseman Post Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
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- Hauges Cemetery
- The Hauges Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Kansas Lake Cemetery
- The Kansas Lake Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
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- Long Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
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- Mennonite Cemetery
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
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- Mt. Hope Cemetery
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
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- North Star Cemetery
- The North Star Cemetery is located in Martin County
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- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- Schultz Cemetery
- Sell - Lamb Cemetery
- The Sell - Lamb Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
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- Waverly Lutheran Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
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 alphabetically:
- Alpha
- Alpha is located in Jackson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Bingham Lake
- Butterfield
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Comfrey
- Darfur
- Darfur is located in Watonwan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Dunnell
- Dunnell is located in Martin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Fairmont
- Godahl
- Godahl is located in Watonwan County
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- Grogan
- Grogan is located in Watonwan County
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- Jackson
- La Salle
- La Salle is located in Watonwan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Watonwan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mountain Lake
- Northrop
- Odin
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Ormsby
- Ormsby is located in Martin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Saint James
- Sherburn
- Trimont
- Truman
- Truman is located in Martin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Welcome
- Wilder
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Windom
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 Martin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Olaf Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Butterfield
- Ceylon
- Comfrey
- Dunnell
- Fairmont
- Jackson
- Lakefield
- Lewisville
- Madelia
- Mountain Lake
- Saint James
- Sherburn
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Truman
- Welcome
- Windom
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 either 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 Martin 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 #2049535 (Saint Olaf Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2049535 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: Martin
- Est. Elev: 380 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mountain Lake SE
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Martin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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. Olaf Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |