A visit to the Steele Center 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 Steele Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Steele Center Cemetery:
43.9930, -93.2369
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Steele Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Steele Center Cemetery is located in Steele County<2>.
The county seat for Steele County is located in Owatonna. Owatonna lies just to the north of the Steele Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Steele Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Steele Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Steele Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bohemian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Oak Mound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oak Mound Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mound Cemetery
- Danish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Degner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Degner Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degner Cemetery
- Lemond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lemond Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Danish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- Mueller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mueller Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Aurora Twp. Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Pontoppidan Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Berlin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Berlin Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Aurora Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Havana Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Havana Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brase Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Brase Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brase Cemetery
- Otisco - Lemond Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Ansgars Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Ansgars Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ansgars Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Danish Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Danish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson 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 Steele Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Steele Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Steele Center
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- River Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Pratt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Havana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Owatonna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ellendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vista is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blooming Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Medford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Rice Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Lake is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Bath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- New Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waseca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wilton is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Clarks Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hollandale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Moland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
- Walcott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Walcott is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Hartland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 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 Steele Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Steele County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Steele Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blooming Prairie
- Claremont
- Ellendale
- Hartland
- New Richland
- Owatonna
- Waseca
- Waseca lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Steele Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waseca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseca
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 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 Steele Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Steele 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 Steele Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #652598 (Steele Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #652598 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: Steele
- Est. Elev: 381 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Steele Center
- Location given for Steele Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.9930178 Lon: -93.2368762
- 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 Steele, 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 from Point A (ie- Steele Center 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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