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A visit to the Upsala 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 Upsala Cemetery ...

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

45.7891, -94.5720

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

The Upsala Cemetery is located in Morrison County<2>.

The county seat for Morrison County is located in Little Falls. Little Falls lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Upsala Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Upsala 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 Upsala Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Covenant Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Upsala.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83420 <5>
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
  • Old St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Swedish Mission Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Bowlus.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83406 <5>
  • Danish Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Free Evangelical Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. Edward's Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • St. Hegwigs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Hegwigs Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hegwigs Cemetery
    • St. Rosa of Lima Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ed Cash Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ed Cash Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ed Cash Cemetery
    • St. John Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
    • St. Peter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
    • G A R Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The G A R Cemetery is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G A R Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Upsala Cemetery.

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

  • Upsala
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Elmdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmdale is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Holdingford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Anthony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Saint Anthony is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Burtrum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Rosa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Rosa is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Bowlus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Grey Eagle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Swanville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Freeport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Albany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Opole
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Opole is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • North Prairie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • North Prairie is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
    • Sobieski
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sobieski is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Pillsbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pillsbury is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
    • Flensburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Flensburg is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flensburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Saint Wendel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
    • Melrose
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • New Munich
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Avon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Avon is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <6>
    • Royalton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Saint Stephen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 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 Upsala Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morrison County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Upsala 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 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 Upsala Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Morrison 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 Upsala Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #653576  (Upsala Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #653576 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: Morrison
      • Est. Elev: 372 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Upsala
      • Location given for Upsala Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.789132     Lon: -94.5719528
      • 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 Morrison, 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 from Point A (ie- Upsala 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.