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A visit to the Saint Pauls 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. Pauls Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Pauls Cemetery:

44.7039, -96.2967

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

The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County<2>.

The county seat for Yellow Medicine County is located in Granite Falls. Granite Falls lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<3> to the east of the St. Pauls Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Pauls Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the St. Pauls Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Pauls Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Fortier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fortier Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortier Cemetery
  • Swenson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Swenson Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swenson Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
  • Nicolai Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Nicolai Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicolai Cemetery
  • Wergeland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Wergeland Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wergeland Cemetery
  • Antelope Hills Christian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Antelope Hills Christian Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Hills Christian Cemetery
    • The Antelope Hills Christian Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Antelope Hills Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229393 <5>
  • Florida Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Marble Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Marble Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Porter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Porter Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
    • Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hansonville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hansonville Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansonville Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Deuel County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Deuel County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
    • First Swedish Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wood Lake Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Leo Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Leo Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Leo Cemetery
    • Providence Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Pauls Cemetery.

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

  • Canby
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Canby is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <6>
  • Porter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Gary
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gary is located in Deuel County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <6>
  • Saint Leo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Providence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Taunton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hendricks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Astoria
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Moritz
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Moritz is located in Deuel County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moritz
    • Estimated population in 2011: 13 people
  • Ivanhoe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Brandt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Brandt is located in Deuel County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandt <6>
  • Minneota
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Toronto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dawson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Dawson is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <6>
    • Clear Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Marietta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Boyd
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <6>
    • Madison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
    • Altamont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Altamont is located in Deuel County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Arco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Ghent
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

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. Pauls Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yellow Medicine County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Pauls Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Boyd
    • Boyd lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Pauls Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boyd.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Brandt
  • Canby
    • Canby lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Pauls Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
  • Clarkfield
  • Clear Lake
  • Dawson
  • Gary
    • Gary lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Pauls Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gary.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Hendricks
  • Madison
  • Marietta
  • Minneota
  • Toronto
  • White
    • White lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Pauls Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for White.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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. Pauls Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Yellow Medicine 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. Pauls Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #650982  (Saint Pauls Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650982 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: Yellow Medicine
      • Est. Elev: 394 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Canby
      • Location given for Saint Pauls Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.7038525     Lon: -96.296712
      • 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 Yellow Medicine, 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. Pauls 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.