A visit to the Shady Oak 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 Shady Oak Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shady Oak Cemetery:
43.6166, -93.4455
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shady Oak Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shady Oak Cemetery is located in Freeborn County<2>.
The county seat for Freeborn County is located in Albert Lea. Albert Lea lies just to the east northeast of the Shady Oak Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shady Oak Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Shady Oak Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shady Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Concordia Lutheran Church Cemetery of Pickerel Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Conger Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bear Lake Concordia Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lunder Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Graceland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Brush Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brush Hill Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Hill Cemetery
- Lakewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
- St. Theodores Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Theodores Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Theodores Cemetery
- Itasca Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Itasca Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itasca Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- North Round Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie Cemetery
- Glenville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Glenville Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville Cemetery
- Freeborn County Poor Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Central Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carlston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Carlston Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlston Cemetery
- Alden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Alden Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Cemetery
- Mansfield Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Schnieder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Schnieder Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnieder Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn 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 Shady Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shady Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Twin Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Albert Lea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Conger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Conger is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Emmons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Alden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Hayward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Freeborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walters is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Scarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Kiester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bristol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Myrtle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Bath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Vinje
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vinje is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
- Hollandale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Northwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Geneva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Shady Oak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Freeborn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shady Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albert Lea
- Alden
- Alden lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Shady Oak Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Glenville
- Hartland
- Kiester
- Lake Mills
- Northwood
- Wells
- Wells lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Shady Oak Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wells.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
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 Shady Oak Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Freeborn 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 Shady Oak Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1817548 (Shady Oak Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1817548 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: Freeborn
- Est. Elev: 388 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Emmons
- Location given for Shady Oak Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.6166228 Lon: -93.4454901
- 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 Freeborn, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shady Oak 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. |