A visit to the Wells Creek 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 Wells Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wells Creek Cemetery:
44.4847, -92.4432
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wells Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wells Creek Cemetery is located in Goodhue County<2>.
The county seat for Goodhue County is located in Red Wing. Red Wing lies just to the northwest of the Wells Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wells Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wells Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wells Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scherf Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Scherf Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scherf Cemetery
- Corles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Corles Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corles Cemetery
- West Florence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belvidere Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Belvidere Union Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Belvidere Union Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Frontenac.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81901 <5>
- Old German Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hay Creek German Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Wacouta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wacouta Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacouta Cemetery
- Wacouta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wacouta Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacouta Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Gilbert Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vining Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Vining Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Cemetery
- Villa Marie Academy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hof Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Episcopal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Episcopal Cemetery is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Episcopal Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wells Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wells Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Frontenac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bay City is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Red Wing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bellechester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellechester is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellechester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maiden Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Stockholm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stockholm is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Hager City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hager City is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
- Goodhue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lund
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lund is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Zumbro Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lakeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lakeport is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Barry Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barry Corner is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Moeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moeville is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
- Pepin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pepin is located in Pepin County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Mazeppa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Welch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Belle Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
- Plum City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plum City is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- White Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- White Rock is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Zumbrota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
- Hammond
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hammond is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Jarrett
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jarrett is located in Wabasha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Millville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Trimbelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Trimbelle is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
- Reads Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Wells Creek 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 Wells Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ellsworth
- Goodhue
- Lake City
- Maiden Rock
- Mazeppa
- Pepin
- Pepin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Wells Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pepin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Plum City
- Reads Landing
- Red Wing
- Zumbro Falls
- Zumbrota
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wells Creek 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 Wells Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #653906 (Wells Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #653906 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: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake City NW
- Location given for Wells Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.4846899 Lon: -92.4432409
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wells Creek 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. |