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A visit to the Van Loon Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Loon Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Loon Cemetery

Lat:   45.7922°   (45° 47' 31")

Lon:   -95.5334°   (-95° 32' 0")

The Van Loon Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Alexandria. Alexandria lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Van Loon Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Van Loon Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Trysil Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trysil Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trysil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trysil Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Christian Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christian Union Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Oscar Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oscar Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oscar Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oscar Lake Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Norunga Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norunga Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norunga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norunga Cemetery is located in Pope County
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Pope County
  • Bohemian Independent Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Independent Cemetery
    • The Bohemian Independent Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • The Bohemian Independent Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bohemian Cemetery
  • White Garden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Garden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Garden Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • St. Paul's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Finnish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Farwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Farwell Cemetery is located in Pope County
  • Ben Wade Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ben Wade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ben Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ben Wade Cemetery is located in Pope County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Mary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Mary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lake Mary Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Moe Heights Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moe Heights Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moe Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moe Heights Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Swedish Mission Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Mission Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swedish Mission Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Solem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Solem Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Kensington Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kensington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kensington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kensington Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Pike Lake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pike Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pike Lake Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Lake Reno Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Reno Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Reno Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lake Reno Cemetery is located in Pope County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Van Loon Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Loon Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Holmes City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
    • Holmes City is located in Douglas County
  • Farwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • Farwell is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Lowry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
    • Lowry is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry <6>
  • Kensington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Forada
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forada
    • Forada is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forada <6>
  • Alexandria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Long Beach is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Garfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Garfield is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garfield <6>
  • Glenwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brandon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Starbuck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hoffman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • New Prairie ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
      • New Prairie is located in Pope County
    • Villard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Nelson is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Cyrus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
      • Cyrus is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyrus <6>
    • Evansville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carlos
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
      • Carlos is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlos <6>

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 Loon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.

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

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 Loon Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #653611  (Van Loon Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #653611 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Farwell
    • County: Douglas         Elev: 440
    • Location given for GNIS #653611 (Van Loon Cemetery)

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Van Loon Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7922, Longitude: -95.5334       In this case, the coordinates for the Van Loon Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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