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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the West Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Cemetery (FG ID #83799)

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 West Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   44.6888°   (44° 41' 19")

Lon:   -95.6552°   (-95° 39' 18")

The cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County<3>.

As an estimate, the West Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Hanley Falls.

The county seat for Yellow Medicine County is located in Granite Falls. Granite Falls lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north northeast of the West Cemetery .

Name Variations for West Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

West Cemetery has also been known as:

  • West Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
  • West Yellow Medicine Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Yellow Medicine County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the West Cemetery.

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

    • Hanley Falls
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
      • Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Cottonwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
      • Cottonwood is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <5>
    • Hazel Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
      • Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Wood Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
      • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Granite Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarkfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkfield
      • Clarkfield is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkfield <5>
    • Echo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <5>
    • Ghent
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ghent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
      • Ghent is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ghent <5>
    • Sacred Heart
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Boyd
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <5>
    • Marshall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Vesta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vesta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
      • Vesta is located in Redwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Belview
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
        • Belview is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
      • Maynard
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
        • Maynard is located in Chippewa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynard <5>
      • Minneota
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minneota have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneota
        • Minneota is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneota <5>
      • Montevideo
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Milroy
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Saint Leo
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Leo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
        • Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
      • Taunton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Seaforth
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaforth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaforth
        • Seaforth is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaforth <5>
      • Lynd
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynd have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynd
        • Lynd is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynd <5>
      • Lucan
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucan
        • Lucan is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucan <5>
      • Delhi
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
        • Delhi is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Renville
        (22 miles [35.4 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 West Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yellow Medicine County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the West Cemetery.<6>

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

    • East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hanley Falls.
      • The East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82182 <1>
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • English Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the English Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The English Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Cemetery
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Christ Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christ Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Cemetery
    • Cottonwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
    • Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    • St. Lucas Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lucas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Lucas Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lucas Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • St. Pauls Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Stony Run Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Clarkfield Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarkfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clarkfield Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarkfield Cemetery
      • Camp Release Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Bergen Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Rock Valle Lutheran Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Granite Falls City Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granite Falls City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Granite Falls City Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granite Falls City Cemetery
      • Dueland Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dueland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dueland Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dueland Cemetery

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

    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 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #653945  (West Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #653945 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: Wood Lake NW
      • County: Yellow Medicine         Elev: 320
      • Location given for GNIS #653945 (West Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #83799

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

    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>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6888, Longitude: -95.6552    
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Yellow Medicine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.




 

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