A visit to the West Belmont 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 West Belmont Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Belmont Cemetery:
43.7038, -95.0542
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Belmont Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Belmont Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies just to the south southeast of the West Belmont Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Belmont Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the West Belmont Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Belmont Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Belmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The East Belmont Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Belmont Cemetery
- Hauges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hauges Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauges Cemetery
- Christiana Norwegian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Brill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brill Cemetery
- Heron Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Heron Lake Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Jackson.
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunset Memorial Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Jackson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83662 <5>
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Good Shepherd Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Shepherd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Good Shepherd Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Jackson.
- The Good Shepherd Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82394 <5>
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Jackson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83161 <5>
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Delafield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Delafield Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Loon Lake Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Loon Lake Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the West Belmont Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Belmont Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lakefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Wilder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Windom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Okabena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Bingham Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Heron Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Sioux Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Sherburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Orleans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Orleans is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dunnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Trimont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Spirit Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Superior
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Odin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Ormsby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ormsby is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Brewster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Lake Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butterfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Okoboji
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Welcome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dundee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 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 West Belmont Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Belmont Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brewster
- Butterfield
- Dundee
- Dunnell
- Heron Lake
- Jackson
- Lake Park
- Lakefield
- Mountain Lake
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Sherburn
- Spirit Lake
- Trimont
- Welcome
- Windom
- Windom lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the West Belmont Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Windom.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
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 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 West Belmont Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 West Belmont Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #653929 (West Belmont Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #653929 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 442 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lakefield NE
- Location given for West Belmont Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7038468 Lon: -95.0541584
- 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 Jackson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Belmont 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. |
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