A visit to the Van Blaracom Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Van Blaracom Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Van Blaracom Cemetery (FG ID #2213009).
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 Van Blaracom Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Blaracom Cemetery:
44.2395, -93.5856
The Van Blaracom Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County<2>.
The county seat for Le Sueur County is located in Le Center. Le Center lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Van Blaracom Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Van Blaracom Cemetery ...
The Van Blaracom Cemetery was established in 1861.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Van Blaracom Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Blaracom Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sakatah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Horseshoe Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Okaman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Okaman Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okaman Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Gregor Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gregor Farm Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregor Farm Cemetery
- Cannonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pommerans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pommerans Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pommerans Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cordova Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sabre Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Peter's Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dehn Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dehn Family Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehn Family Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Jarlath Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Haugenstein Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Haugenstein Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugenstein Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Iosco Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Iosco Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iosco Cemetery
- Gorman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gorman Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman Cemetery
- Lake Gorman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- German Lake Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Round Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Round Lake Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Cemetery
- Greenland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Greenland Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Cemetery
- North Waseca Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The North Waseca Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Waseca Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside 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 Van Blaracom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Blaracom Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waterville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elysian
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kilkenny
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Palmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cordova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warsaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Janesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Smiths Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
- Waseca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Marysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Le Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alma City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Faribault
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wheatland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Van Blaracom Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Le Sueur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Blaracom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Eagle Lake
- Faribault
- Janesville
- Kilkenny
- Le Center
- Madison Lake
- Montgomery
- Morristown
- Waseca
- Waseca lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Van Blaracom Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waseca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseca
- Waterville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Van Blaracom Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Le Sueur 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 Van Blaracom Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2213009
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #644157 (Van Blaracom Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #644157 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: Le Sueur
- Est. Elev: 322 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waterville
- Location given for Van Blaracom Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.2396866 Lon: -93.5857808
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Le Sueur, 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- Van Blaracom 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |