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A visit to the Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery

Lat:   43.5430°   (43° 32' 34")

Lon:   -91.5415°   (-91° 32' 29")

The Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.

The county seat for Houston County is located in Caledonia. Caledonia lies just to the north northeast of the Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Wilmington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Wilmington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Wilmington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Wilmington Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Stone Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stone Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Portland Prairie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portland Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portland Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Portland Prairie Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • West Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Waterloo Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Waterloo Ridge Cemetery is located in Allamakee County (IA)
  • Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Carsten Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carsten Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carsten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carsten Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Grove Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grove Prairie Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Spring Grove Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Grove Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Grove Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Swenson Farm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swenson Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swenson Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swenson Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allamakee County (IA)
    • St. Johns Methodist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Portland Prairie Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portland Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portland Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Portland Prairie Cemetery is located in Allamakee County (IA)
    • Houston County Poor Farm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houston County Poor Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houston County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Houston County Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Steele Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Steele Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Old Caledonia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Caledonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Caledonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Caledonia Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Houston County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.

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

  • Wilmington
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Wilmington is located in Houston County
  • Bee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
    • Bee is located in Houston County
  • Willington Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willington Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
    • Willington Grove is located in Houston County
  • Eitzen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
    • Eitzen is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Spring Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Spring Grove is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <7>
  • Dorchester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Caledonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Quandahl
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quandahl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
    • Quandahl is located in Allamakee County (IA)
  • Highlandville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
    • Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
  • Riceford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
    • Riceford is located in Houston County
  • Mabel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hesper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
    • Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Yucatan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yucatan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
      • Yucatan is located in Houston County
    • New Albin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Reno
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Houston County
    • Newburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Fillmore County
    • Lycurgus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lycurgus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
      • Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County (IA)
    • Houston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Genoa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Vernon County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Brownsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
    • Burr Oak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hokah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
      • Hokah is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokah <7>
    • Bratsberg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
      • Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County

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 Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Brownsville
  • Caledonia
    • Caledonia lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Caledonia.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Canton
    • Canton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • De Soto
    • De Soto lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for De Soto.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • Hokah
    • Hokah lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hokah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
  • Houston
    • Houston lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Houston.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Mabel
    • Mabel lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mabel.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • New Albin
    • New Albin lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for New Albin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albin
  • Spring Grove
  • Stoddard
    • Stoddard lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stoddard.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
  • Waukon
    • Waukon lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waukon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery:

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 Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2050392  (Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2050392 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: Wilmington
    • County: Houston         Elev: 374
    • Location given for GNIS #2050392 (Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery)

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

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 Houston, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5430, Longitude: -91.5415       In this case, the coordinates for the Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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