A visit to the Synod 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 Synod Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Synod Cemetery:
44.2875, -92.6869
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Synod Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Synod Cemetery is located in Goodhue County<2>.
The county seat for Goodhue County is located in Red Wing. Red Wing lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Synod Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Synod 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 Synod Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Synod Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zumbrota Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Zumbrota Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbrota Cemetery
- Stordahl Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. John's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Free Mission Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Free Mission Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Mission Cemetery
- St. Peter's German Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zumbrota East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Minneola Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minneola German Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wanamingo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wanamingo Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamingo Cemetery
- Andrist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Andrist Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrist Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Pine Island Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Island Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Island Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pine Island.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1019903 <5>
- Nazareth Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- Comstock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Comstock Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock Cemetery
- Kelsey Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goodhue Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Synod Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Synod Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zumbrota
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Roscoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Wanamingo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mazeppa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hader
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hader is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
- Goodhue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bellechester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bellechester is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellechester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Oronoco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- White Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- White Rock is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
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- Genoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Post Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Post Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Zumbro Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kenyon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mantorville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hammond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hammond is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Wangs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wangs is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
- Kasson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Byron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jarrett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jarrett is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
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 Synod Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Goodhue County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Synod Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Byron
- Cannon Falls
- Dodge Center
- Goodhue
- Kasson
- Kenyon
- Mantorville
- Mazeppa
- Nerstrand
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Pine Island
- Wanamingo
- West Concord
- Zumbro Falls
- Zumbrota
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 websites either 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 Synod Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Goodhue 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 Synod Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2065004 (Synod Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2065004 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: Goodhue
- Est. Elev: 322 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Zumbrota
- Location given for Synod Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.2875 Lon: -92.6869444
- 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 Goodhue, 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- Synod 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. |