A visit to the Van Buren 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 Van Buren Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Buren Cemetery:
43.5277, -94.0252
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Van Buren Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Van Buren Cemetery is located in Faribault County<2>.
The county seat for Faribault County is located in Blue Earth. Blue Earth lies just to the north northwest of the Van Buren Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Van Buren Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Van Buren Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Buren Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hesse Burying Grounds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hesse Burying Grounds is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesse Burying Grounds
- Dobson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dobson Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- West Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The West Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lutheran Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
- East Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The East Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lutheran Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Emerald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Emerald Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- South Blue Earth Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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- Dell Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Dell Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Dell Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dell Cemetery
- Dell Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164748 <5>
- Ellingson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Immanuel United Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Highland Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Highland Home Cemetery is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Home Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olena Mound Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Olena Mound Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena Mound Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The King Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Van Buren Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Buren Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Rake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Frost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Earth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <6>
- Dell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dell is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Ledyard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Buffalo Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bricelyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Gerled
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gerled is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
- Kiester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Delavan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Swea City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- German Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Vinje
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vinje is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
- Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Huntley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Bancroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Winnebago
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Walters
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Walters is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Granada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Titonka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Scarville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wells
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Buren Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Faribault County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Buren Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bancroft
- Blue Earth
- Bricelyn
- Buffalo Center
- Delavan
- Easton
- Elmore
- Frost
- Granada
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Swea City
- Thompson
- Titonka
- Wells
- Winnebago
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Buren Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Faribault 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 Buren Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2049245 (Van Buren Cemetery (historical))
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2049245 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: Faribault
- Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elmore
- Location given for Van Buren Cemetery (historical):
- Lat: 43.5277334 Lon: -94.0252351
- 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 Faribault, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Van Buren 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. |