A visit to the Ramsey 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 Ramsey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ramsey Cemetery:
45.2955, -92.6860
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ramsey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Balsam Lake. Balsam Lake lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Ramsey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ramsey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ramsey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ramsey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Panola German Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Franconia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Franconia Cemetery is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia Cemetery
- Elim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Elim Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
- Johnson Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Memorial Park is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Memorial Park
- North Elim Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The North Elim Lutheran Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elim Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Elim Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Scandia (MN).
- Be careful, some people have confused the North Elim Lutheran Cemetery with the Ramsey Cemetery and the .
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82211 <5>
- Elim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Elim Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
- South Elim Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The South Elim Lutheran Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elim Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Elim Lutheran Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Scandia (MN).
- Be careful, some people have confused the South Elim Lutheran Cemetery with the Ramsey Cemetery and the .
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82208 <5>
- Glader Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Glader Cemetery is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glader Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- El Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The El Salem Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Salem Cemetery
- Sand Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sand Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake Cemetery
- St. Croix Falls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kahbakong Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Kahbakong Cemetery is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahbakong Cemetery
- Chisago Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Chisago Lake Cemetery is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisago Lake Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Crescent Beach Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ramsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ramsey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Osceola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Osceola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Dresser
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dresser is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Otisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Otisville is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
- Horse Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Franconia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Scandia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shafer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marine-on-Saint-Croix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Croix Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Taylors Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Center City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Star Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lindstrom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Chisago City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deronda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deronda is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Centuria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centuria is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centuria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Forest Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
- Almelund
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Withrow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Withrow is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Amery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Amery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Volga ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Volga is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Balsam Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Wyoming
(15 miles [24.1 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 Ramsey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ramsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amery
- Balsam Lake
- Center City
- Centuria
- Chisago City
- Forest Lake
- Lindstrom
- Marine-on-Saint-Croix
- New Richmond
- Saint Croix Falls
- Somerset
- Star Prairie
- Taylors Falls
- Wyoming
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 Ramsey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Ramsey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1572053 (Ramsey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1572053 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Osceola
- Location given for Ramsey Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.2955203 Lon: -92.6860401
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Polk, 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- Ramsey 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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