A visit to the Spring Grove Lutheran 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 Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery:
43.5616, -91.6340
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Caledonia. Caledonia lies just to the northeast of the Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Black Hammer Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Black Hammer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riceford Norwegian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Swenson Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Swenson Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swenson Farm Cemetery
- Old Wilmington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bellview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bellview Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Fawcett Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fawcett Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Farm Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Egge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Egge Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egge Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- North Sheie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The North Sheie Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sheie Cemetery
- Mabel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mabel Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel Cemetery
- Quandahl Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Quandahl Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl Cemetery
- Portland Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grove Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Houston County Poor Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Messeral Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Messeral Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messeral Cemetery
- Old Sheldon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Old Sheldon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sheldon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spring Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willington Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Wilmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Riceford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riceford is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Bee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bee is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Mabel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quandahl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Hesper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Highlandville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Yucatan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Dorchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Eitzen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Newburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Burr Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bratsberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
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 Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caledonia
- Canton
- Harmony
- Houston
- Houston lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Houston.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Mabel
- Mabel lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mabel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- New Albin
- Peterson
- Rushford
- Spring Grove
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2050431 (Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2050431 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 405 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Grove
- Location given for Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5616355 Lon: -91.6340342
- 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 Houston, 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' (or 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- Spring Grove Lutheran 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. |