A visit to the West Saint Olaf 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 St. Olaf Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West St. Olaf Cemetery:
43.9266, -92.7180
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West St. Olaf Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Dodge County<2>.
The county seat for Dodge County is located in Mantorville. Mantorville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the West St. Olaf Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West St. Olaf Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the West St. Olaf Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West St. Olaf Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South Zumbro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The South Zumbro Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zumbro Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- East St. Olaf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evanger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Evanger Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanger Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Byron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Byron Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Margaret Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Margaret Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Margaret Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- The Immanuel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- High Forest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The High Forest Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest Cemetery
- Wildwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Evangelistic Cemetery
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
- Ashland - Ripley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Waltham Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Waltham Cemetery is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham Cemetery
- The Waltham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waltham Trinity Luthern Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West St. Olaf Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West St. Olaf Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rock Dell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Shanty Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Hayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kasson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mantorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sargeant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Dodge Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waltham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- High Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- High Forest is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Post Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Post Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Stewartville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Renova ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Rochester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Brownsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Racine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Grand Meadow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Claremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blooming Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lansing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- West Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 St. Olaf Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dodge County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West St. Olaf Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blooming Prairie
- Brownsdale
- Byron
- Byron lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the West St. Olaf Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Claremont
- Dexter
- Dodge Center
- Hayfield
- Kasson
- Kasson lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the West St. Olaf Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kasson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Mantorville
- Rochester
- Stewartville
- West Concord
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 West St. Olaf Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Dodge 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 St. Olaf Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2051894 (West Saint Olaf Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2051894 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: Dodge
- Est. Elev: 399 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rock Dell
- Location given for West Saint Olaf Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.9266302 Lon: -92.717963
- 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 Dodge, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West St. Olaf 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |