| Minnesota Genealogical Society 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Suite 100 |
Minnesota Cemetery Project
Traverse County | ||||||||||||
| Beardsley Community Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] | Township Browns Valley Township, Big Stone County | City | Active/Inactive Active | ||||||||
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Address |
Township-Range T125N - R48W | Section Section 5SE | ||||||||||
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Latitude | Longitude | USGS 7.5
map Beardsley | Cemetery
type Community | Established | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions 1 mile N of Beardsley, MN on CR 1, 1 mile S of Traverse county line | ||||||||||||
| Notes Included in Traverse cemetery list as it contains names of Arthur township, Traverse county residents | ||||||||||||
| Transcription
Date Unknown | Transcriber Mrs. Lawrence Anderson | Location
of Original Bearsley City Hall | Title | |||||||||
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| Calvary Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] St. Anthony's Cemetery | Township Folsom Twp | City | Active/Inactive Active | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range T125N - R49W | Section Section 34 SWNE | ||||||||||
| Latitude 453584N | Longitude 0964891W | USGS 7.5
map Browns Valley | Cemetery
type Church | Established 1904 | ||||||||
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Driving Directions East of village on Hwy 28, L on CR 2 for 1/2 mile, R onto gravel road (St. Anthony's Drive. 2/10 mile | ||||||||||||
| Notes | ||||||||||||
| Transcription Date Jun-91 | Transcriber Browns Valley Historical Society | Location
of Original Minnesota Genealogical Society | Title Browns Valley-125 Years, 1866-1991 | |||||||||
| Publication
Date 1991 |
Publisher D. Madison Communications/Design | Publisher
Location St Paul, Minnesota | Page
Numbers 131-136 | |||||||||
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| Notes Unpublished transcription by WE Goette | ||||||||||||
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| Ernest Joos Family Private Burial Site | Alternate
name[s] | Township Taylor Twp | City | Active/Inactive
Inactive | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range
T129N - R46W | Section Section 22 NWSW | ||||||||||
| Latitude
456626N | Longitude 0962720W | USGS 7.5
map Wheaton NW | Cemetery
type Private | Established abt 1910 - 1920 | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions 11 miles N Wheaton on Hwy 75, R on CR 99 (760th St) for 2 miles, N on CR 81 (690 Ave) for 1/2 mi, located in farm grove on the R | ||||||||||||
| Notes 2 small children of Mr. And Mrs. Ernest Joos buried near their home. Family moved to Illinois in 1940s. information provided by James Hess of Wheaton, MN | ||||||||||||
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| Graceland Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] White Rock Cemetery | Township Monson Twp | City | Active/Inactive Active | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range T128N - R47W | Section Section 3 SWSE | ||||||||||
| Latitude 455522N | Longitude 09633546W | USGS
7.5 map Boisberg |
Cemetery type Community | Established 1879 | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions 8 miles N of Wheaton on Hwy 75, then 3 1/2 miles west of Hwy 75 on CR 16 (730 ST) | ||||||||||||
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Notes | ||||||||||||
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Transcription Date Oct-00 | Transcriber Richard Gebhart | Location
of Original Minnesota Genealogical Society | Title | |||||||||
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| Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] German Lutheran Cemetery | Township Monson Twp | City | Active/Inactive
Active | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range
T128N - R46W | Section Section 2 NWSW | ||||||||||
| Latitude
455525N | Longitude 0962568W | USGS 7.5
map Wheaton NW | Cemetery
type Church | Established | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions N of Wheaton on Hwy 75 to CR16, E 3 miles, and 2/10 mile N on CR 13 (700th Ave) | ||||||||||||
| Notes | ||||||||||||
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| Lake View Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Shady Dell Cemetery, Wilson Cemetery, Bethel Cemetery | Township Windsor Twp | City | Active/Inactive Active | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range T126N - R48W | Section Section 28 SENW | ||||||||||
| Latitude 454150N | Longitude 0964234W | USGS 7.5
map Beardsley NW | Cemetery
type Community | Established 1881 | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions Hwy 27 W for 11.5 miles W of junction of Hwy 75 and 27 in Wheaton, 1/4 mi S of Hwy 27 on CR 55 (565th Ave) | ||||||||||||
| Notes Once affiliated with Bethel Presbyterian church located 1.5 mi S of cemetery in Arthur Township | ||||||||||||
| Transcription
Date 6/1/1991/updated Aug 2004 | Transcriber Browns Valley Historical Society | Location
of Original Minnesota Genealogical Society | Title
Browns Valley-125 Years, 1866-1991 | |||||||||
| Publication Date 1991 | Publisher D. Madison Communications/Design | Publisher
Location St Paul, Minnesota | Page
Numbers 139- 140 | |||||||||
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Call Number | MHS
Call Number | LDS
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| Notes Updated by Richard Gebhart in August 2004. WE Goette has unpublished transcription of this cemetery | ||||||||||||
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| Lakeside Presbyterian Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] | Township Walls Twp | City | Active/Inactive Inactive | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range T126N - R47W | Section Section 20 NE | ||||||||||
| Latitude 454294N | Longitude 0963580W | USGS 7.5
map Beardsley NE | Cemetery
type Church | Established | ||||||||
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Driving Directions SW of Wheaton on Hwy 27 W 41/2 miles, S on CR 5 for 3 3/4 miles. No markers survive on grassy area on SW corner of CR 5 and CR 6 intersection | ||||||||||||
| Notes Markers destroyed by farming in 1970s | ||||||||||||
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| Lars Larson and Akerson Families Private Burial Site | Alternate
name[s] | Township Lake Valley Twp | City | Active/Inactive Inactive | ||||||||
| Street
Address |
Township-Range T127N - R47W | Section Section 20 NW | ||||||||||
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Latitude 454714N | Longitude 0963573W | USGS 7.5
map Wheaton West | Cemetery
type Private | Established | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions 1 mile S of West Lakeside cemetery on CR 76 (630th Ave), R onto 640th St, located in field W of Wally Johnson farm house (S side of road) | ||||||||||||
| Notes Reference to these burials in Wheaton Gazette newspaper article 9/20/1984 available at Traverse County Historical Museum, Broadway and Trail Street, Wheaton, MN | ||||||||||||
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| Pioneer Memorial Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] |
Township Monson Twp | City | Active/Inactive Active | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range T128N - R46W | Section Section 23 NE | ||||||||||
| Latitude 455337N | Longitude 0962447W | USGS 7.5
map Wheaton SE | Cemetery
type | Established 1880 | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions NE of Wheaton, Hwy 75 N to CR 14 (Norcross RD), 4mile NE on CR 14 to CR 11(710th Ave), 2 miles N on CR 11 (710th Ave), on L side of road | ||||||||||||
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| Pleasant Hill Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Taylor, The Cemetery On The Hill, Frieden Church Cemetery | Township Taylor Twp | City | Active/Inactive Active | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range T129N - R47W | Section Section 2 NENW | ||||||||||
| Latitude 460132N | Longitude 0963279W | USGS 7.5
map Fairmount | Cemetery
type Community/ Church | Established 1887 | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions 3 miles W on Hwy 55 from Hwys 75 and 55 intersection, S on CR 9 (640 Ave) 2 miles, left 1/2 mile on 800th St S | ||||||||||||
| Notes The Frieden or Pleasant Hill church stood north across the road from the cemetery (in west Campbell township, Wilkin county, MN) | ||||||||||||
| Transcription
Date Oct-00 | Transcriber Richard Gebhart | Location
of Original Minnesota Genealogical Society | Title | |||||||||
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| Sharon Mission Covenant Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Haken Cemetery, Hakenson Cemetery, Hokenson Cemetery | Township Redpath Twp | City | Active/Inactive Inactive | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range T128N - R45W | Section Section 18 NENW | ||||||||||
| Latitude 455422N | Longitude 0962273W | USGS 7.5
map Wheaton SE | Cemetery
type Church | Established 1883 | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions NE of Wheaton, Hwy 75 N to CR 14 (Norcross RD), 5mile NE on CR 14 to CR 87 (720th Ave), 3 miles N on CR 87 (720th Ave) to CR 16, E 3/10 mile. On S side of road, use field approach W of cemetery and walk across field to cemetery | ||||||||||||
| Notes | ||||||||||||
| Transcription
Date 1936-1938 | Transcriber DAR | Location of
Original Minnesota Genealogical Society | Title | |||||||||
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Date | Publisher | Publisher
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Call Number MN Cem T-2NB | MHS
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| Siloah Lutheran Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] |
Township Parnell Twp | City | Active/Inactive Active | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range T125N - R47W | Section Section 10 SWSE | ||||||||||
| Latitude 453863N | Longitude 453863N | USGS 7.5
map Beardsley NE |
Cemetery type Church | Established | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions On CR 4, 1/2 mile E of CR 4 and CR 5 intersection | ||||||||||||
| Notes | ||||||||||||
| Transcription
Date Jun- 05 | Transcriber WE Goette | Location
of Original Minnesota Genealogical Society | Title Unpublished | |||||||||
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| Notes Mr Goette stated he's done a transcription of this, Steers, Valley View, and Calvary Cemeteries near Browns Valley. All are unpublished | ||||||||||||
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| St. Galls Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Tintah Catholic Cemetery | Township | City Tintah | Active/Inactive
Active | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range T129N - R45W | Section Section 3 SE | ||||||||||
| Latitude 460044N | Longitude 0961878W | USGS 7.5
map Tintah | Cemetery
type Church | Established | ||||||||
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Driving Directions East of Tintah, 8/10 mile E of Hwy 9 on CR 19 | ||||||||||||
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| St. John's Lutheran- Dumont Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] | Township | City Dumont | Active/Inactive
Active | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range T126N - R46W | Section Section 23 NENW | ||||||||||
| Latitude 454293N | Longitude 0906253W | USGS 7.5
map Dumont | Cemetery
type Church | Established | ||||||||
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Driving Directions East of village on CR 6, 1/2 mile E of Hwy 75 | ||||||||||||
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| St. John's Lutheran- Wheaton Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] | Township Lake Valley Twp | City | Active/Inactive Active | ||||||||
| Street
Address 6846 State Highway 27 | Township-Range T127N - R46W | Section Section 16 SESW | ||||||||||
| Latitude 454811N | Longitude 0962734W | USGS 7.5
map Wheaton East | Cemetery
type Church | Established | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions On State Hwy 27 one and 1/2 miles east of Hwy 75 and Hwy 27 junction in Wheaton | ||||||||||||
| Notes | ||||||||||||
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| St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery - Collis | Alternate
name[s] | Township Tara Township | City | Active/Inactive
Active | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range
T125N - R46W | Section Section 11 SE | ||||||||||
| Latitude
453842N | Longitude 0962422W | USGS 7.5
map Dumont | Cemetery
type Church | Established 1893 | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions 1 mile E of Hwy 75 on CR 4, turn L onto 710th Ave (gravel road) to entrance | ||||||||||||
| Notes | ||||||||||||
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| St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery -Parnell | Alternate
name[s] | Township Parnell Twp | City | Active/Inactive
Inactive | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range
T125N - R47W | Section Section 15 SWNW | ||||||||||
| Latitude
453823N | Longitude 0963439W | USGS 7.5
map Beardsley NE | Cemetery
type Church | Established | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions In Parnell twp, 1/2 mile S of junction of CR 4 and CR 5, on E side of road | ||||||||||||
| Notes Cemetery overgrown with tall bushes. A few broken markers noted | ||||||||||||
| Transcription
Date Jun-03 |
Transcriber Richard Gebhart | Location
of Original Minnesota Genealogical Society |
Title | |||||||||
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| St. Peters Catholic Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] | Township | City Dumont | Active/Inactive Active | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range T126N - R46W | Section Section 14 SESW | ||||||||||
| Latitude 454294N | Longitude 0962525W | USGS 7.5
map Dumont | Cemetery
type Church | Established | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions 1/2 mile E of village on CR 6 from Hwy 75 intersection | ||||||||||||
| Notes | ||||||||||||
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| Steers Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Plateau Cemetery, Pioneer Cemetery | Township | City Browns Valley | Active/Inactive
Active | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range
T125N - R49W | Section Section 33 NESE | ||||||||||
| Latitude
453705N | Longitude 0965069W | USGS 7.5
map Browns Valley | Cemetery
type Community | Established 1883 | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions Turn S off Hwy 28 (Broadway) onto Jefferson Street for 4 blocks, Jefferson will curve to the right, to Ash Street. Turn L and follow Ash Street past the United Methodist Church for about one block. Cemetery is on the left side of Ash St. | ||||||||||||
| Notes | ||||||||||||
| Transcription
Date Jun-91 | Transcriber Browns Valley Historical Society | Location
of Original Minnesota Genealogical Society | Title Browns Valley-125 Years, 1866-1991 | |||||||||
| Publication
Date 1991 |
Publisher D. Madison Communications/Design | Publisher
Location St Paul, Minnesota | Page
Numbers 141- 143 | |||||||||
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Call Number | MHS
Call Number | LDS
Call Number | ||||||||||
| Notes Unpublished transcription by WE Goette | ||||||||||||
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| Swedish Lutheran Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Alsaker Cemetery, Hope Lutheran Cemetery | Township Lake Valley Twp | City | Active/Inactive Inactive | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range T127N - R46W | Section Section 19 SW | ||||||||||
| Latitude 454744N | Longitude 0963062W | USGS 7.5
map Wheaton W | Cemetery
type Church | Established 1890 | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions 1mile W on Hwy 27 from Hwy 27 and Hwy 75 junction, 1 mile S on 660 Ave, (gravel road at west edge of town). Cemetery adjacent to 660 Ave as it crosses 18 Mile Creek | ||||||||||||
| Notes
Wheaton Gazette newspaper (9/20/1984) 4 graves of Peterson family moved to Wildwood cemetery | ||||||||||||
| Transcription
Date Jun-03 | Transcriber
Richard Gebhart | Location
of Original Minnesota Genealogical Society | Title
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| Swedish Mission Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Cemetery | Township Lake Valley Twp | City | Active/Inactive Inactive | ||||||||
| Street
Address |
Township-Range T127N - R46W | Section Section 20 SENE | ||||||||||
| Latitude 454724N | Longitude 0962816W | USGS 7.5
map Wheaton East | Cemetery
type Church | Established 1880 | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions Hwy 27 E 1 mile from junction of Hwy 27 and Hwy 75, turn S onto gravel access into Wheaton City Wells #1&2, (the wells address is 6799 State Hwy 27), proceed straight ahead on dirt path past Well Building 1/2 mile to middle of section. Cemetery marked with sign and a few markers visible | ||||||||||||
| Notes | ||||||||||||
| Transcription
Date 1936-1938 | Transcriber DAR | Location of
Original Minnesota Genealogical Society | Title | |||||||||
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Date | Publisher | Publisher
Location | Page
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Call Number MN Cem T-2NB | MHS
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| Trinity Lutheran Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] |
Township Leonardsville Twp | City | Active/Inactive Active | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range T125N - R45W | Section Section 26 SWNW | ||||||||||
| Latitude 463648N | Longitude 0906176W | USGS 7.5
map Johnson |
Cemetery type Church | Established | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions 2.6 miles N of junction of Hwy 28 and Big Stone county road 21 (1.5 miles N of Traverse and Big Stone County border on Traverse CR 15) | ||||||||||||
| Notes | ||||||||||||
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| Valley View Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Howard Cemetery | Township Folsom Twp | City | Active/Inactive Active | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range T125N - R49W | Section Section 34 SE | ||||||||||
| Latitude 453517N | Longitude 0964822W | USGS 7.5
map Browns Valley |
Cemetery type Community | Established | ||||||||
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Driving Directions 1 mile SE of village on Hwy 28, turn L at cemetery sign at Big Stone/Traverse county border (500 ST) | ||||||||||||
| Notes | ||||||||||||
| Transcription Date Sep-89 | Transcriber Browns Valley Historical Society | Location
of Original Minnesota Genealogical Society | Title Valley View Cemetery | |||||||||
| Publication
Date Sep-89 | Publisher
Browns Valley Historical Society | Publisher
Location | Page
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Call Number MN Cem T-2NB | MHS
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Notes Published also in ", Browns Valley- 125 Years- 1866-1991, D. Madison Communication/Design, St. Paul, MN, 1991, pages 143- 151. WE Goette has unpublished transcription of this cemetery | ||||||||||||
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| West Lakeside Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Nelson, Peterson | Township West Lake Valley Twp | City | Active/Inactive
Active | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range
T127N - R47W | Section Section 16 SE | ||||||||||
| Latitude
464820N | Longitude 0963464W | USGS 7.5
map Wheaton West | Cemetery
type Community | Established | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions Hwy 27 W 1 7/10 miles W of Hwy 27 and Hwy 75 junction, turn R onto Cr 76 (650th St) cross Mustinka River, proceed 2 3/10 miles W, at intersection of 650th St and 630th Ave, proceed ahead onto unmarked gravel road to cemetery | ||||||||||||
| Notes | ||||||||||||
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| Wildwood Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] |
Township | City Wheaton | Active/Inactive Active | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range T127N - R46W | Section Section 17 NW | ||||||||||
| Latitude 454900N | Longitude 0962919W | USGS 7.5
map Wheaton East |
Cemetery type Community | Established 1916 | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions 1 mile N on Hwy 75 from the junction of Hwys 75 & 27 | ||||||||||||
| Notes Correspondence may be sent to Wheaton Cemetery Association, PO Box 483, Wheaton, MN 56296 | ||||||||||||
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| Zion Lutheran Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] |
Township Parnell Twp | City | Active/Inactive Active | ||||||||
| Street
Address | Township-Range T125N - R47W | Section Section 4 NE | ||||||||||
| Latitude 454037N | Longitude 0963449W | USGS 7.5
map Beardsley NE |
Cemetery type Church | Established | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions From Hwy 75 and CR 4 (Collis) proceed W on CR 4 for 7 miles, N onto CR 5 for 2 miles, W 1/10 mile on CR 59 (550th St) to cemetery | ||||||||||||
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| Zion Mission Covenant Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Mission Covenant Cemetery | Township Clifton Twp | City | Active/Inactive Active | ||||||||
| Street
Address |
Township-Range T127N - R45W | Section Section 6 SESW | ||||||||||
| Latitude 454990N | Longitude 0962213W | USGS 7.5
map Wheaton SE | Cemetery
type Church | Established | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions 1mile N of Hwy 75 and Hwy 27 junction, on Hwy 75 to CR 14, follow CR 14 E 2 miles to intersection of CR 82 (680th St). (this is a tricky intersection-it is a 45 degree R turn only onto CR 82 (680th St)) follow CR 82 (680th St) E for 3 7/10 miles to cemetery on N side of road | ||||||||||||
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