A visit to the West Union Lutheran Church 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 Union Lutheran Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Union Lutheran Church Cemetery:
44.7167, -93.7694
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Union Lutheran Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Union Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Carver County<2>.
The county seat for Carver County is located in Chaska. Chaska lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the West Union Lutheran Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Union Lutheran Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the West Union Lutheran Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Union Lutheran Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cologne United Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Augustana Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Augustana Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustana Cemetery
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swedish Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. John's UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Snapsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Snapsburg Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapsburg Cemetery
- Bovy Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bovy Family Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovy Family Cemetery
- German Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Assumption Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Assumption Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Church of the Transfiguration Protestant Episcopal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Belle Plaine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960072 <5>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St. Nickolas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Nickolas Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nickolas Cemetery
- Preiss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Preiss Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preiss Cemetery
- St. Paul's Evangelical Reformed Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spirit Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Carver 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 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Union Lutheran Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Union Lutheran Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gotha
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gotha is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
- Cologne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dahlgren
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dahlgren is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
- Assumption
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Assumption is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Belle Plaine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jordan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hydes Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes Lake
- Young America
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood Young America
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Norwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waconia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Chaska
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hamburg is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Green Isle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marystown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marystown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
- Hazeltine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hazeltine is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeltine
- Victoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Mayer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Bonifacius
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plato
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Union Lutheran Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carver County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Union Lutheran Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belle Plaine
- Carver
- Carver lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the West Union Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Carver.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Chaska
- Chaska lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the West Union Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chaska.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaska
- Cologne
- Cologne lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the West Union Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cologne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
- Green Isle
- Henderson
- Jordan
- Jordan lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the West Union Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jordan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Norwood
- Norwood lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the West Union Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Norwood.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Saint Bonifacius
- Shakopee
- Waconia
- Young America
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 Union Lutheran Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Carver 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 Union Lutheran Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2094262 (West Union Lutheran Church Cemetary)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2094262 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: Carver
- Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Belle Plaine North
- Location given for West Union Lutheran Church Cemetary:
- Lat: 44.7166667 Lon: -93.7694444
- 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 Carver, 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- West Union Lutheran Church 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. |