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A visit to the Saint Stephens 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. Stephens Cemetery ...

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

44.6961, -96.2653

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

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

The county seat for Yellow Medicine County is located in Granite Falls. Granite Falls lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the St. Stephens Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the St. Stephens Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Swenson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Swenson Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swenson Cemetery
  • Fortier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Fortier Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortier Cemetery
  • Nicolai Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Nicolai Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicolai Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Wergeland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wergeland Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wergeland Cemetery
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
  • Porter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Porter Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter 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>
  • Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • 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
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Florida Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hansonville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hansonville Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansonville Cemetery
    • St. Leo Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The St. Leo Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Leo Cemetery
    • First Swedish Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Alta Vista Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Alta Vista Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista Cemetery
    • Burton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Burton Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton 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 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Stephens Cemetery.

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

  • Canby
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • 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
    (6 miles [9.7 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
  • Saint Leo
    (10 miles [16.1 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
  • Gary
    (11 miles [17.7 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>
  • Taunton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Providence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Hendricks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ivanhoe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Astoria
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Minneota
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Moritz
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Moritz is located in Deuel County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moritz
    • Estimated population in 2011: 13 people
  • Brandt
    (17 miles [27.4 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>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • 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>
    • Toronto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyd
      (20 miles [32.2 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>
    • Clear Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Arco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Marietta
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Ghent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Madison
      (22 miles [35.4 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

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. Stephens 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. Stephens Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Boyd
    • Boyd lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Stephens 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 North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Stephens Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
  • Clarkfield
  • Clear Lake
  • Dawson
    • Dawson lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Stephens Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dawson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
  • Gary
    • Gary lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Stephens Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gary.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Hendricks
  • Madison
  • Marietta
  • Minneota
  • Toronto
    • Toronto lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Stephens Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Toronto.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
  • White
    • White lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Stephens 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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. Stephens 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. Stephens Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #651059  (Saint Stephens Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #651059 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: 381 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Canby
      • Location given for Saint Stephens Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.6960747     Lon: -96.2653218
      • 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 '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. Stephens 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.