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A visit to the Saint Patrick - Birch Cooley 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. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery:

44.5700, -94.9228

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery is located in Renville County<2>.

The county seat for Renville County is located in Olivia. Olivia lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Patten Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Marguth Grave Site
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Marguth Grave Site is located in Renville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marguth Grave Site
  • St. John Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Renville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Peavery Grave Site
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Peavery Grave Site is located in Renville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavery Grave Site
  • Morton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Morton Cemetery is located in Renville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
  • Andrew Robertson Grave
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Andrew Robertson Grave is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew Robertson Grave
  • Honorable JW Lynde Burial Plot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Knupple Grave
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Knupple Grave is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knupple Grave
  • Lower Sioux Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Post - Newton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Post - Newton Cemetery is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post - Newton Cemetery
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Renville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Franklin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Franklin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82348 <5>
  • Finnish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Renville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Beaver Falls Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Beaver Falls Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls Cemetery
    • Hauges Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hauges Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauges Cemetery
    • Palmyra Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Palmyra Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Ft. Ridgely & Dale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Camp Pope Burial Plot
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Camp Pope Burial Plot is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Pope Burial Plot
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • St. Catherine Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The St. Catherine Cemetery is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine Cemetery
    • Valentine Appel Burial Plot
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Redwood Falls Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Redwood Falls Cemetery is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Falls Cemetery
    • Gilbert Borth Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Gilbert Borth Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Borth Cemetery
    • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Morton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • North Redwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • North Redwood is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Redwood
  • Redwood Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Morgan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Morgan is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Fairfax
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bird Island
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Olivia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Clements
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clements is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
  • Delhi
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Delhi is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Evan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Evan is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Hector
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Danube
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Gibbon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Wabasso
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cobden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Cobden is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Renville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Belview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Belview is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 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. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Renville County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belview
    • Belview lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West (W) of the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belview.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
  • Bird Island
  • Buffalo Lake
  • Danube
    • Danube lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Danube.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danube
  • Delhi
    • Delhi lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West (W) of the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delhi.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Fairfax
    • Fairfax lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fairfax.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Franklin
  • Gibbon
    • Gibbon lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East (E) of the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gibbon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
  • Hector
    • Hector lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hector.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
  • Morgan
    • Morgan lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South (S) of the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Morgan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
  • Morton
    • Morton lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Morton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Olivia
    • Olivia lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olivia.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivia
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Continue List   (7 more)
    • Renville
      • Renville lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Renville.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renville
    • Sleepy Eye
    • Springfield
    • Stewart
      • Stewart lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stewart.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
    • Wabasso
      • Wabasso lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wabasso.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasso
    • Wanda
      • Wanda lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wanda.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda

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 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 St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Renville 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. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #640157  (Saint Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #640157 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: Renville
      • Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Morton
      • Location given for Saint Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.5699611     Lon: -94.9227713
      • 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 Renville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Patrick - Birch Cooley 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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