A visit to the Schmitt Family 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 Schmitt Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Schmitt Family Cemetery:
44.6583, -95.1361
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Schmitt Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Schmitt Family Cemetery is located in Renville County<2>.
The county seat for Renville County is located in Olivia. Olivia lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Schmitt Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Schmitt Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Schmitt Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Schmitt Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Flora Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Schwandt Family Memorial
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- First Flora Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Bechyn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Theile - Schafer Grave Site
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Calgary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Calgary Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calgary Cemetery
- Vicksburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Vicksburg Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg Cemetery
- Anson C. Fisk Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Camp Pope Burial Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Camp Pope Burial Plot is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Pope Burial Plot
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- Koldorn Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Beaver Falls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Beaver Falls Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls Cemetery
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Valentine Appel Burial Plot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Redwood Falls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Schmitt Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Schmitt Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Delhi
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Delhi is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- North Redwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Redwood is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Redwood
- Redwood Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Renville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Danube
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Belview is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Morton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Olivia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Echo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <6>
- Sacred Heart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bird Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seaforth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vesta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vesta is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Wabasso
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clements
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clements is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Morgan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Roseland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Roseland is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Prinsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Prinsburg is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Wood Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Blomkest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blomkest is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomkest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 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 Schmitt Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Renville County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Schmitt Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belview
- Bird Island
- Danube
- Delhi
- Echo
- Echo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Schmitt Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Echo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Fairfax
- Franklin
- Granite Falls
- Hector
- Hector lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Schmitt Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hector.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Lucan
- Lucan lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Schmitt Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lucan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucan
- Morgan
- Morgan lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Schmitt Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Morgan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Morton
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Continue List (7 more)
- Redwood Falls
- Renville
- Sacred Heart
- Vesta
- Vesta lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Schmitt Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vesta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Wabasso
- Wood Lake
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 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 Schmitt Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Renville 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 Schmitt Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2065403 (Schmitt Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2065403 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: Renville
- Est. Elev: 319 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vicksburg
- Location given for Schmitt Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.6583333 Lon: -95.1361111
- 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 Renville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Schmitt Family 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. |