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A visit to the Saint Wendelin 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. Wendelin Cemetery ...

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

45.4536, -94.2456

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

The St. Wendelin Cemetery is located in Stearns County<2>.

The county seat for Stearns County is located in Saint Cloud. Saint Cloud lies just to the north northeast of the St. Wendelin Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Wendelin Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Maine Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Maine Prairie Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Prairie Cemetery
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
  • Staples Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Staples Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Cemetery
  • Stranger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Stranger Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger Cemetery
  • Assumption Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Assumption Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Saint Cloud.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82017 <5>
  • North Star Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The North Star Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Jacobs Prairie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • St. James Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Monastic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Monastic Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monastic Cemetery
    • Old St. Nicholas Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Acacia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Acacia Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acacia Cemetery
    • Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Kimball Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Kimball Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Cemetery
    • Concordia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
    • Fairhaven Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Fairhaven Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • St. Luke Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Wendelin Cemetery.

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

  • Saint Augusta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
  • Pleasant Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
  • Rockville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Waite Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint Joseph
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Cloud
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cold Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fairhaven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fairhaven is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Cable
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cable is located in Sherburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
  • Kimball
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Clearwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sauk Rapids
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • South Haven
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Collegeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
    • Evergreen Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
    • Sartell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Watkins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clear Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Richmond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Annandale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hasty
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hasty is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
    • Avon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Avon is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <6>
    • Watab
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Watab is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab

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. Wendelin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stearns County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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. Wendelin Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Stearns 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. Wendelin Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2068110  (Saint Wendelin Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2068110 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: Stearns
      • Est. Elev: 339 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Saint Augusta
      • Location given for Saint Wendelin Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.4536111     Lon: -94.2455556
      • 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 Stearns, 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. Wendelin 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.