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A visit to the Saint Raphael 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. Raphael Cemetery ...

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

44.2527, -94.9780

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

The St. Raphael Cemetery is located in Brown County<2>.

The county seat for Brown County is located in New Ulm. New Ulm lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the east of the St. Raphael Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the St. Raphael Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Springfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Springfield Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
  • North Star Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The North Star Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star Cemetery
  • Sundown Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Moravian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Moravian Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Cemetery
  • Dannebod Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dannebod Cemetery is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannebod Cemetery
    • The Dannebod Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Danebod Cemetery
  • Sundown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sundown Cemetery is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Cemetery
  • Tonak Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Tonak Cemetery is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonak Cemetery
  • Missouri Evans Plot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Missouri Evans Plot is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Evans Plot
  • Sanborn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sanborn Cemetery is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Cemetery
  • Christ Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Sleepy Eye.
    • The Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Japanese Martyrs Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2262028 <5>
  • Mielke Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Mielke Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mielke Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Faith Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Faith Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Mathias Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The St. Mathias Cemetery is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mathias Cemetery
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
    • Matthew Wilson Plot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Matthew Wilson Plot is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthew Wilson Plot
    • Robert Montgomery Plot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Robert Montgomery Plot is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Montgomery Plot
    • Germantown Evangelical United Methodist Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • St. Michael Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Raphael Cemetery.

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

  • Springfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cobden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cobden is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Sanborn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Leavenworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Leavenworth is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Clements
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Clements is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
  • Evan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Evan is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Comfrey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Morgan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Morgan is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Sleepy Eye
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Wanda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Iberia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Iberia is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
  • Lamberton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Darfur
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Darfur is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Jeffers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Wabasso
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Godahl
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Godahl is located in Watonwan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl
    • Essig
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Franklin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Revere
      (19 miles [30.6 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. Raphael Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brown County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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. Raphael Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Brown 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. Raphael Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1815451  (Saint Raphael Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1815451 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: Brown
      • Est. Elev: 325 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Boise Lake
      • Location given for Saint Raphael Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.252737     Lon: -94.9780453
      • 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 Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Raphael 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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