A visit to the Willow Lake 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 Willow Lake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willow Lake Cemetery:
44.1244, -95.6008
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willow Lake Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willow Lake Cemetery is located in Murray County<2>.
The county seat for Murray County is located in Slayton. Slayton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Willow Lake Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willow Lake Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Willow Lake Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willow Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Currie.
- The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Currie Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267403 <5>
- Our Saviors Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Cemetery
- Old German Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old German Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old German Cemetery
- Tracy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Tracy Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy Cemetery
- Lake Sarah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lake Sarah Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarah Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Rialson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rialson Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialson Cemetery
- Hoiland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoiland Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoiland Cemetery
- Modum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Modum Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modum Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- St. Olaf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Swedish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Swedish Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
- Luther Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Luther Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Slayton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Annes Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- North Hero Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The North Hero Cemetery is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willow Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willow Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- The Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lakes is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
- Currie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dovray
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dovray is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Tracy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garvin is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Slayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Lowville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lowville is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Revere
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Amiret
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Amiret is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Hadley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Storden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Balaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Iona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fulda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lamberton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 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 Willow Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Murray County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willow Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Balaton
- Currie
- Dundee
- Fulda
- Iona
- Iona lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Willow Lake Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iona.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Jeffers
- Kinbrae
- Lake Wilson
- Lamberton
- Lucan
- Lucan lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Willow Lake Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lucan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucan
- Milroy
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Slayton
- Tracy
- Walnut Grove
- Westbrook
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 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 Willow Lake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Murray 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 Willow Lake Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2050027 (Willow Lake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2050027 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: Murray
- Est. Elev: 458 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dovray
- Location given for Willow Lake Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.1244047 Lon: -95.6008418
- 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 Murray, 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- Willow Lake 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. |