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:
43.8458, -94.7739
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 Martin County<2>.
The county seat for Martin County is located in Fairmont. Fairmont lies 20 miles [32.2 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 22 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.
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Cedar Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Lake Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake Cemetery
- Kansas Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kansas Lake Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Lake Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Long Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- First Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Butterfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Butterfield Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield Cemetery
- Schultz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waverly Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Elm Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Elm Creek Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek Cemetery
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- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sell - Lamb Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Sell - Lamb Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell - Lamb Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- North Star Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The North Star Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- First Mennonite Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Haseman Post Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Haseman Post Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haseman Post Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Hauges Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hauges Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauges Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel 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 based on their distance from St. Olaf Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Odin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Ormsby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ormsby is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Trimont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Butterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Mountain Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sherburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Darfur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Darfur is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Welcome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alpha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Truman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Truman is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
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- Grogan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grogan is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
- Lewisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Windom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Northrop
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- La Salle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- La Salle is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Dunnell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dunnell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Comfrey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Godahl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Godahl is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl
- Fairmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 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. 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 start 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. 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
- Location given for Saint Olaf Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.8457894 Lon: -94.7738696
- 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 Martin, 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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |