A visit to the West Newton 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 Newton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Newton Cemetery:
44.4130, -94.5722
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Newton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Newton Cemetery is located in Nicollet County<2>.
The county seat for Nicollet County is located in Saint Peter. Saint Peter lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the east of the West Newton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Newton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the West Newton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Newton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. George Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loffelmacher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Loffelmacher Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loffelmacher Cemetery
- Clear Lake Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Current Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Current Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current Cemetery
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Ulm City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Gate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Golden Gate Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Ulm Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Ft. Ridgely State Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Gregory Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Gregory Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gregory Cemetery
- Augustana Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Augustana Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustana Cemetery
- Cairo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Cairo Cemetery is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Cemetery
- St. Willibrord Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Willibrord Catholic Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Willibrord Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Willibrord Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Willibrord Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83534 <5>
- Gibbon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Gibbon Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the West Newton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Newton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Essig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Ulm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lafayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sleepy Eye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Evan is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Iberia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iberia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Winthrop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Searles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Searles is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles
- Courtland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cobden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cobden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Leavenworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leavenworth is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- Fernando
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fernando is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernando
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Hanska
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Sweden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Gaylord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Godahl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Godahl is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl
- Nicollet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 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 Newton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nicollet County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Newton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buffalo Lake
- Fairfax
- Franklin
- Gaylord
- Gibbon
- Hanska
- Hector
- Lafayette
- Morgan
- Morton
- New Ulm
- Nicollet
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Springfield
- Stewart
- Winthrop
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 West Newton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Nicollet 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 Newton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #653990 (West Newton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #653990 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: Nicollet
- Est. Elev: 302 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint George
- Location given for West Newton Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.413018 Lon: -94.5722023
- 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 Nicollet, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Newton 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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