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A visit to the Spring Valley 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 Valley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spring Valley Cemetery:

43.6822, -92.3791

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

The Spring Valley Cemetery is located in Fillmore County<2>.

The county seat for Fillmore County is located in Preston. Preston lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Spring Valley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Spring Valley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Spring Valley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bateman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bateman Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman Cemetery
  • Midway Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
  • Frankford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Frankford Cemetery is located in Mower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford Cemetery
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
  • Etna Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fillmore Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Millet Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Millet Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millet Cemetery
  • Hamilton Congregational Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Forestville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Forestville Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville Cemetery
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • St. Kilians Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Kilians Catholic Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Kilians Catholic Cemetery
      • The St. Kilians Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Kilians Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2206170 <5>
    • Washington Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Washington Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
    • Bennington Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bennington Cemetery is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington Cemetery
      • The Bennington Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Angell Pioneer Cemetery
      • Bennington Pioneer Cemetery
    • Cherry Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Racine Salem Evangelical Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Baker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
    • O'Dell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The O'Dell Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Dell Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spring Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spring Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Spring Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ostrander
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Etna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Etna is located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
  • Wykoff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fillmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fillmore is located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Racine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Meadow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • York
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • York is located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • Carimona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Carimona is located in Fillmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
  • Fountain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Le Roy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Stewartville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Preston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Chatfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • High Forest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • High Forest is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
    • Taopi
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Taopi is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taopi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Forest City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest City is located in Howard County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Lime Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Simpson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Simpson is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Dexter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Elkton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Elkton is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Florenceville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Florenceville is located in Howard County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
    • Granger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Granger is located in Fillmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
    • Predmore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Predmore is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Predmore

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 Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fillmore County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spring Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Spring Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Fillmore 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 Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #652486  (Spring Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #652486 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: Fillmore
      • Est. Elev: 402 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Spring Valley
      • Location given for Spring Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.682186     Lon: -92.3790584
      • 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 Fillmore, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Valley 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.
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