A visit to the Saint Patrick 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Patrick Cemetery:
44.7962, -93.0739
The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Dakota County<1>.
The county seat for Dakota County is located in Hastings. Hastings lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the St. Patrick Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Patrick Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. Patrick Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Patrick Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Bend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grey Cloud Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Grey Cloud Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Cloud Cemetery
- Old Emanuel Luthern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salem Kirche Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Newport Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Resurrection Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Christ Luthern Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the St. Patrick Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Patrick Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Inver Grove Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rosemount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfish Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coates
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coates is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- South Saint Paul
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eagan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mendota Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mendota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nicols
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lilydale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lilydale is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Nininger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Highwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vermillion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hastings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Landfall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Landfall is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Richfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington
(11 miles [17.7 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. Patrick 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. Patrick Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apple Valley
- Bloomington
- Burnsville
- Farmington
- Hastings
- Nininger
- Rosemount
- Saint Paul Park
- Saint Paul
- South Saint Paul
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Dakota 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #650936 (Saint Patrick Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650936 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: Dakota
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Inver Grove Heights
- Location given for Saint Patrick Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.7963551 Lon: -93.0766046
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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- St. Patrick Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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