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Data Limitations:
•  Expect cemeteries of the same name, even within a given township.
•  Because of the "same name" problem, there may be a few instances where it was difficult to match a transcription to the correct cemetery; read the notes fields.
•  Many cemeteries have been moved; we did our best to identify these, and to give the background information in the notes field.
•  Blank fields do exist; we did our best!
•  If you are having trouble, browse the cemetery list for your county and for bordering counties.
•  Longitude/latitude have been estimated.
•  Many cemeteries will not have an exact postal address.
•  Indian mounds are not included in this database; public cemeteries where Native Americans are buried are included.
•  Omissions are inevitable-it was impossible to recapture information on many early burial sites that are no longer visible as cemeteries. If you know a correction or addition, please send this information to MGS!
•  Errors are also impossible to prevent; use this inventory as a finding aid, and confirm the information for your family! Always check original records!

How the information was compiled: A survey form was mailed to every courthouse and genealogical or historical society in the State of Minnesota. Each volunteer personally contacted local societies in the county for assistance, and then checked a variety of sources known to contain information on Minnesota cemeteries. These included: maps; the U.S. Geological Survey; Wiley Pope's "Cemeteries in Print"; the old MGS Cemetery Notebooks; WPA Survey of Minnesota cemeteries; the "Dalby Burial Files"; the "Kirchner Burial Files"; the 2001 Mortuary Science survey, compiled by the State of MN; cemetery transcriptions published in the Minnesota Genealogist; a search of the Internet; church, county and town histories; and local directories, if available. Volunteers checked card catalogs at MGS, the Family History Library; and the Minnesota Historical Society. Many volunteers also visited their county, and the cemeteries in their county, and contacted area churches, funeral homes, local societies and the county courthouse. Each volunteer used unique methods to communicate with others, and they encountered various responses. Accordingly, the results county-to-county may vary. The date of completion for each county also varies. Some were completed as early as 2001, but most have been completed in 2005 and 2006.

                                                                                                                                                        
Steele County
Amos CogswellAlternate name[s]
  		Township
Aurora		City
 		Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T106N - R19W		Section
SWSW10
Latitude
435920N		 Longitude
0930712W		USGS 7.5 map
 		 Cemetery type
Abandoned		Established
1893
Driving Directions
Approximately 1/4 mile east from Steele County Road #57. Entrance is north of the township road.
Notes
No visual evidence of the cemetery, but the Steele County Ridorder's office has a record of the burials. Latitude and Longitude are estimated.
Transcription Date
1985		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		 Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		 Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
1
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.1		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Nov-04		 Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		 Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04 		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
www.rootsweb.com/~mnsteele		 Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Aurora LutheranAlternate name[s]
Aurora Norwegian Lutheran		Township
Havana		City
 		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T107N - R19W		Section
NENE33
Latitude
440212N		Longitude
0930631W		USGS 7.5 map
Owatonna SE		Cemetery type
Church		Established
1881
Driving Directions
East Hwy 14 (about 6 miles from the intersection of County Road 45 and East Highy 14), south SE 64th Ave. (1 mile on gravel road)
Notes
The older part of the cemetery is on the south side of the church and the newer part is on the west.
Transcription Date
4-Apr-87		 Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		 Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
20
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.1		 MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Transcription Date
1-Jul-03		Transcriber
Christine Larson		Location of Original
 		Title
 
Publication Date
1-Jul-03		Publisher
Christine Larson		Publisher Location
www.freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~norskmom/auroracem1.html		Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
also linked from www.rootsweb.com/~mnsteele/
Transcription Date
Nov-04		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		 Location of Original
 		Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04		 Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
www.rootsweb.com/~mnsteele		Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Aurora TownshipAlternate name[s]
  		Township
Aurora		City
 		Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T106N - R19W		Section
SESW15
Latitude
435860N		 Longitude
0930612W		USGS 7.5 map
Bixby		 Cemetery type
Public		Established
1872
Driving Directions
Hwy 218, east SE 73rd St. (1.5 miles), south 57 (Austin Road). Entrance is from south 57. Austin Road is also known as Steele County Road 6.
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Jul-85 		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society 		Page Numbers
2
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.1		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Nov-04 		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
www.rootsweb.com/~mnsteele 		Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
BerlinAlternate name[s]
 		Township
Berlin		City
 		 Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
  		Township-Range
T105N - R21W		Section
SENW13
Latitude
435401N		Longitude
0931805W		USGS 7.5 map
Hope		Cemetery type
Public		Established
1859
Driving Directions
South County Road 45, west Hwy 30 through Ellendale, north on SW 52nd Ave about 1.5 miles, east on SW 133rd Street (this is a low maintenance gravel road) go about .3 mile.
Notes
 
Transcription Date
16-Jul-85		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		 Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
4
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.2		MHS Call Number
 		 LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Nov-04		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		 Location of Original
 		Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin 		Publisher Location
www.rootsweb.com/~mnsteele		Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		 LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Blooming PrairieAlternate name[s]
  		Township
Blooming Prairie		City
 		 Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T105N - R19W		Section
SENE36
Latitude
435040N		 Longitude
0930244W		USGS 7.5 map
 		 Cemetery type
Public		Established
1850
Driving Directions
South Hwy 218 to Blooming Prairie (toward Austin), on east side of highway at the south end of Blooming Prairie.
Notes
This cemetery is located with St. Columbanus Catholic cemetery. It is the portion to the left of the road.
Transcription Date
Nov-04		Transcriber
Ronald E. Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
www.rootsweb.com/~mnsteele		Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Bohemian NationalAlternate name[s]
Bohemian Slovanian National, Pavek		Township
Owatonna		City
 		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T107N - R20W		Section
SESE22
Latitude
440038N		Longitude
0931558W		USGS 7.5 map
Saco		Cemetery type
Private		Established
1856
Driving Directions
County Road 45 south to Highway 14 east, south on 57 (Austin Road or County Road 6). The entrance is just off this road.
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Aug-85 		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society 		Page Numbers
26
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.2		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Nov-04		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
www.rootsweb.com/~mnsteele 		Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
BraggAlternate name[s]
 		Township
Lemond		City
 		 Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
  		Township-Range
T106N - R21W		Section
NENW30
Latitude
435748N		Longitude
0932400W		USGS 7.5 map
 		Cemetery type
Private		Established
1867
Driving Directions
South Co. Rd. 45, west SW 58th St., south 43rd Ave., west SW 81st St., south 82nd Ave., west 88th St. The cemetery is on the north side of section #30 about 3/4 miles west of Col Rd. #7 and 1/4 mile east of the Waseca County line.
Notes
It is very small, in the front yard of a farmstead, near the road.
Transcription Date
24-Mar-87		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
  		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
  		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
1
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.2		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Nov-04 		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
www.rootsweb.com/~mnsteele 		Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Clark FamilyAlternate name[s]
 		 Township
Summit		City
 		 Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
  		Township-Range
T105N - R20W		Section
34
Latitude
435110N		Longitude
0931251W		USGS 7.5 map
Hollandale		Cemetery type
Abandoned		Established
 
Driving Directions
 
Notes
References are from GNIS maps. GNIS quotes Kim Engelhart website as source.
Corpus Christi CatholicAlternate name[s]
  		Township
Deerfield		City
 		 Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T108N - R21W		Section
NWNW17
Latitude
441001N		 Longitude
0933225W		USGS 7.5 map
Morristown		 Cemetery type
Church		Established
1877
Driving Directions
Highway 14 West. Right (north) on NW 52nd Ave. (County Rd 17), left (west) on JW 66th street (County Rd 12).
Notes
The church is almost directly across the road.
Transcription Date
Mar-87 		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society 		Page Numbers
5
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.2		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Nov-04 		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
www.rootsweb.com/~mnsteele 		Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Crane CreekAlternate name[s]
Crane Creek South 		Township
Deerfield		City
 		 Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T108N - R21W		Section
SESE26
Latitude
440731N		 Longitude
0931825W		USGS 7.5 map
Medford West		 Cemetery type
Public		Established
1860
Driving Directions
West Hwy 14, 2.5 miles north on NW 52nd Ave. (County Rd 17).
Notes
Next to Hoffman (Crane Creek North). This cemetery is fenced.
Transcription Date
19-Sep-85		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
  		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
  		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
11
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.2		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Nov-04 		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
www.rootsweb.com/~mnsteele 		Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Crane Creek NorthAlternate name[s]
Hoffman 		Township
Deerfield		City
 		 Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T108N - R21W		Section
SESE26
Latitude
440731N		 Longitude
0931825W		USGS 7.5 map
Medford West		 Cemetery type
Public		Established
1876
Driving Directions
West Hwy 14, north on NW 52nd Ave 2.5 miles (Stelee County Road #17).
Notes
Next to Crane Creek South; not fenced.
Transcription Date
15-Jul-85		 Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		 Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
3
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.2		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Nov-04		 Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		 Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04 		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
www.rootsweb.com/~mnsteele		 Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Czech NationalAlternate name[s]
Bohemian, Haberman		Township
Summit		City
  		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T105N - R20W		 Section
SENE24
Latitude
435307N		Longitude
0930959W		USGS 7.5 map
Steele Center		 Cemetery type
Private		Established
1894
Driving Directions
South Hwy 45, east SW 128th St., south SE 29th Ave (gravel road), east SE 133rd St., south SE 34th Ave.
Notes
CESKO NARODNI HRBITOV above the gate.
Transcription Date
Nov-04		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
www.rootsweb.com/~mnsteele 		Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Transcription Date
5-Aug-85		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		 Location of Original
 		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.1		MHS Call Number
 		 LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
DaneAlternate name[s]
Danish		Township
Somerset		City
 		 Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
  		Township-Range
T106N - R20W		Section
SESE3
Latitude
440031N		Longitude
0931237W		USGS 7.5 map
Owatonna		Cemetery type
Public		Established
1882
Driving Directions
South Hwy 45, east on SE 58th St (gravel road), go over Turtle Creek (about 3/4 mile). The cemetery is on the north side on a hill.
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Nov-04		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
  		Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
www.rootsweb.com/~mnsteele		 Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
DaniaAlternate name[s]
East Prairie		 Township
Havana		City
 		 Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
  		Township-Range
T107N - R19W		Section
NESE4
Latitude
440610N		Longitude
0930644W		USGS 7.5 map
Owatonna SE		Cemetery type
Church		Established
1874
Driving Directions
Four miles east of Owatonna on Steele County Road #35 (Dane Road) on the curve.
Notes
In the early 1900s the Danish Lutheran Church was located next to the cemetery.
Transcription Date
23-Jun-86 		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society 		Page Numbers
5
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.1		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Nov-04 		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
www.rootsweb.com/~mnsteele 		Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
DanishAlternate name[s]
Lemond Township 		Township
Lemond		City
 		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T106N - R21W		Section
SESE27
Latitude
435660N		 Longitude
0931937W		USGS 7.5 map
Hope		 Cemetery type
Public		Established
1883
Driving Directions
One mile south of County Road #4.
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Jun-85		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		 Location of Original
 		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
2
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.1		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Transcription Date
1-Jul-85		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		 Location of Original
 		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88 		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
2
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.1		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Transcription Date
31-Jul-85		Transcriber
Ronald E. Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
6
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.2		 MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
Revised 2004
Transcription Date
Nov-04		Transcriber
Ronald E. Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04		 Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
www.rootsweb.com/~mnsteele		Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Danish BaptistAlternate name[s]
  		Township
Blooming Prairie		City
 		 Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T105N - R19W		Section
NENE17
Latitude
435422N		 Longitude
0930734W		USGS 7.5 map
Steele Center		Cemetery type
Church		Established
1870
Driving Directions
South Hwy 218 past Oak Glen Lake, west SE 118th Street, south SE 54th Ave (1 mile)
Notes
 
Transcription Date
2-Aug-85		Transcriber
Ronald E. Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		 Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
3
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.1		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Nov-04		 Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		 Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04 		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
www.rootsweb.com/~mnsteele		 Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Deerfield TownshipAlternate name[s]
German Cemetery		Township
Deerfield		City
  		Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T108N - R21W		Section
SENW23
Latitude
440846N		Longitude
0931913W		USGS 7.5 map
Medford West		Cemetery type
Public		Established
1865
Driving Directions
West Hwy 14 (3 miles), north NW 52nd Ave., west NW 50th St. .75 miles.
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Jun-85		 Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		 Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
2
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.2		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Nov-04		 Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		 Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04 		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
www.rootsweb.com/~mnsteele		 Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
DegnerAlternate name[s]
 		Township
Owatonna		City
 		 Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
  		Township-Range
T107N - R20W		Section
SWSW36
Latitude
440130N		Longitude
0931108W		USGS 7.5 map
Owatonna		Cemetery type
Private		Established
1881
Driving Directions
South-east Austin Rd., SE 24th Ave. just before you cross Turtle Creek about a half mile south of Steele County Road #6.
Notes
 
Transcription Date
1-Jul-85		 Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		 Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
2
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.2		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Nov-04		 Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		 Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		 Publisher Location
www.rootsweb.com/~mnsteele		 Page Numbers
 
MGS Call Number
 		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
ElmiraAlternate name[s]
 		Township
Somerset		City
 		 Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
  		Township-Range
T106N - R20W		Section
NWNW18
Latitude
435920N		Longitude
0931647W		USGS 7.5 map
 		Cemetery type
Abandoned		Established
 
Driving Directions
Cemetery was located a mile south of the old village of Saco, over the railroad tracks about a half-mile on the south side of the township road, on the hill. The village of Elmira was laid out in 1857.
Notes
The original cemetery is now gone and no markers are visible. Latitude and Longitude are estimated.
Transcription Date
1985 		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		 Page Numbers
1
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MN Cem S-6 Hou V.1		MHS Call Number
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Notes
 
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Nov-04 		Transcriber
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First LutheranAlternate name[s]
Ellendale 		Township
Berlin		City
 		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T105N - R21W		Section
NWNW36
Latitude
435243N		 Longitude
0931821W		USGS 7.5 map
Ellendale		 Cemetery type
Church		Established
1871
Driving Directions
South County Road 45, west Hwy 30 through Ellendale, south SW 52nd Ave. This cemetery is located a half mile south of Ellendale on the east side of Steele County Road #14 (SW 52nd Ave) on a small hill.
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Sep-87		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin 		Location of Original
 		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
22
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.2		 MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Nov-04		Transcriber
Ronald E. Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
 
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Nov-04		 Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
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Forest HillAlternate name[s]
 		 Township
Owatonna		City
 		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
  		Township-Range
T107N - R20W		Section
30
Latitude
440538N		Longitude
0931308W		USGS 7.5 map
Owatonna		Cemetery type
Public		Established
1858
Driving Directions
Across the road from Dartts Paud and 425 Mineral Springs Road
Notes
The original Owatonna cemetery was near the old Chicago Northwestern Rail Road (near Front Street. Here I suppose that the Rail Road came thru and the early cemetery was right in the way of the tracks. This was in the Recorder's office I think. Listed the names in 1866 or so and the bodies were removed and reburied in the cemetery in the northern part of town which would be Forest Hill Cemetery. (Notes from Ron Houghtelin in 2005.)
Transcription Date
Nov-04		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		 Location of Original
 		Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
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 		MHS Call Number
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Notes
partial report, some 2005 additions
German CemeteryAlternate name[s]
Karsten, German Association		Township
Deerfield		City
 		Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T108N - R21W		Section
NWSE30
Latitude
440727N		Longitude
0932349W		USGS 7.5 map
Meriden		Cemetery type
Private		Established
1865
Driving Directions
Entrance to cemetery is from the gravel township road just north of NW 97th Avenue.
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Jul-85		 Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		 Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
1
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.2		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Nov-04		 Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		 Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		 Publisher Location
www.rootsweb.com/~mnsteele		 Page Numbers
 
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German Methodist EpiscopalAlternate name[s]
 		Township
Aurora		City
  		Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T106N - R19W		 Section
NWNW12
Latitude
440028N		Longitude
0930358W		USGS 7.5 map
Owatonna SE		Cemetery type
Church		Established
1880
Driving Directions
SE Hwy 218, left on Austin Road, SW 58th Street (County Road #6). The entrance is on the right side of Steele County Road #6 (Austin Road) near County Road #16 (SE 84th Avenue).
Notes
A monument with the name Reckward is off to the right of the entrance.
Transcription Date
Jun-85		 Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		 Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
1
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.1		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Nov-04		 Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		 Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		 Publisher Location
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HavanaAlternate name[s]
 		Township
Havana		City
 		 Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
  		Township-Range
T107N - R19W		Section
NESW17
Latitude
440424N		Longitude
0930830W		USGS 7.5 map
Owatonna		Cemetery type
Public		Established
1853
Driving Directions
East Rose St., south SE 44th Ave. (1 mile), east Havana Road
Notes
 
Transcription Date
13-Jul-85		Transcriber
Ronald E. Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
11
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.1		 MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Nov-04		Transcriber
Ronald E. Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
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Lemond and East MeridenAlternate name[s]
  		Township
Lemond		City
 		Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T106N - R21W		Section
NWSE2
Latitude
440050N		 Longitude
0931859W		USGS 7.5 map
Saco		 Cemetery type
Public		Established
1858
Driving Directions
SW Lemond Road (County Road #7)
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Jul-85		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		 Location of Original
 		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
2
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.2		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
Revised 2004
Transcription Date
Nov-04		Transcriber
Ronald E. Houghtelin 		Location of Original
 		Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
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Litompsyl Holy TrinityAlternate name[s]
Holy Trinity		Township
Somerset		City
  		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T106N - R20W		 Section
SWSW25
Latitude
435706N		Longitude
0931109W		USGS 7.5 map
Steele Center		 Cemetery type
Church		Established
1882
Driving Directions
South County Road 45, 2 miles east Se 98th Street. Cemetery is off to the left (east).
Notes
Sign above the gate reads "Requiescant in Peace Amen"
Transcription Date
Aug-85		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society 		Page Numbers
18
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.1		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
Revised 2004
Transcription Date
Nov-04		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
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Medford Trinity LutheranAlternate name[s]
Trinity		Township
Deerfield		City
  		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T108N - R21W		 Section
SWSW1
Latitude
441058N		Longitude
0931822W		USGS 7.5 map
Medford West		Cemetery type
Church		Established
1875
Driving Directions
West Hwy 14, north on NW 52nd Ave (County Road #17) at the intersection of 52nd Ave. and NW 76th Street (County Road #23).
Notes
 
Transcription Date
24-Jun-86 		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society 		Page Numbers
2
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.2		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
Revised 2004
Transcription Date
Nov-04		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
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Publication Date
Nov-04		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
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Medford UnionAlternate name[s]
Medford Walcott Union, Walcott		Township
Medford		City
  		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T108N - R20W		Section
SWNW4
Latitude
441122N		Longitude
0931436W		USGS 7.5 map
Medford East		Cemetery type
Public		Established
1862
Driving Directions
North County Road 45 through Medford, east on 76th Street. Follow the road as it winds around to 8233 NW 21st Avenue.
Notes
One of the oldest cemeteries in the county.
Meriden TownshipAlternate name[s]
Brase 		Township
Meriden		City
 		Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T107N - R21W		Section
SWSW29
Latitude
440214N		 Longitude
0932311W		USGS 7.5 map
Meriden		 Cemetery type
Public		Established
1865
Driving Directions
Southwest on Lemond Road (County Road 7), west SW 38th Street. Cemetery is on the corner of SW 92nd Avenue and SW 38th.
Notes
 
Transcription Date
23-Jul-85		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
  		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
  		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
8
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.2		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
Revised 2004
Transcription Date
Nov-04 		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
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MGS Call Number
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MertonAlternate name[s]
 		Township
Merton		City
 		 Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
  		Township-Range
T108N - R19W		Section
NWNW16
Latitude
440952N		Longitude
0930721W		USGS 7.5 map
Moland		Cemetery type
Public		Established
1865
Driving Directions
NE Kenyon Road (County Road #8), east NE 60th St. (County Road #12), east NE 55th Ave. on dead end road. Entrance is from the township road 1/4 mile north of Steele County Road #12.
Notes
 
Transcription Date
31-Jul-85		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		 Location of Original
 		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
4
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.1		MHS Call Number
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Notes
Revised 2004
Transcription Date
Nov-04		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
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Publication Date
Nov-04		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin 		Publisher Location
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Notes
 
Moland LutheranAlternate name[s]
  		Township
Merton		City
 		Active/Inactive
Active
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T108N - R19W		Section
NENE11
Latitude
441055N		 Longitude
0930401W		USGS 7.5 map
Moland		 Cemetery type
Church		Established
1880
Driving Directions
North-east Kenyon Road (County Road #8), east NE 60th St., north NE 84th Ave.
Notes
 
Transcription Date
Apr-85		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		 Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		 Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
16
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.1		MHS Call Number
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Notes
Revised 2004
Transcription Date
Nov-04		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
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Publication Date
Nov-04 		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
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MuellerAlternate name[s]
Miller, Stendel 		Township
Meriden		City
 		Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T107N - R21W		Section
NENE22
Latitude
440357N		 Longitude
0931949W		USGS 7.5 map
Saco		 Cemetery type
Private		Established
1867
Driving Directions
South SW 24th Ave., west SE 18th St., right after you cross south 62nd Ave., on the south side of the road.
Notes
Crew mowing cemeteries in the spring of 2004 called this the Stendel cemetery. See also Rhodes cemetery.
Transcription Date
30-Jun-85		Transcriber
Ronald E. Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
5
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.2		 MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
Revised 2004
Transcription Date
Nov-04		Transcriber
Ronald E. Houghtelin		Location of Original
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Publication Date
Nov-04		 Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
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Norwegian MerakerAlternate name[s]
Meraker, Norwegian Lutheran Meraker		Township
Deerfield		City
 		Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T108N - R21W		 Section
SWNW27
Latitude
440755N		Longitude
0932048W		USGS 7.5 map
Medford West		Cemetery type
Church		Established
1883
Driving Directions
NW 26th Street west to 72nd Ave. NW, north about 2.5 miles (south of the Town Hall and Steele County #8).
Notes
Former site of the Meraker Norwegian Lutheran Church.
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Nov-04		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
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Publication Date
Nov-04		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
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Notes
 
Transcription Date
Mar-87		Transcriber
Ronald E. Houghtelin 		Location of Original
 		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society		Page Numbers
4
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.2		 MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
Revised 2004
Oak HillAlternate name[s]
 		Township
Clinton Falls		City
 		Active/Inactive
Inactive
Street Address
 		Township-Range
T108N - R20W		Section
NESW20
Latitude
440831N		 Longitude
0931459W		USGS 7.5 map
Medford East		 Cemetery type
Public		Established
1855
Driving Directions
North County Road #45 to Clinton Falls, turn left on NW 48th St., go until you come to a 'T' in the road; that is Clinton Falls Road. Take that north and follow it around to the left. The cemetery is on the right overlooking Interstate 35.
Notes
This is the first established cemetery in Steele County.
Transcription Date
29-Jun-85 		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
Cemeteries of Owatonna and Steele County, Minnesota
Publication Date
May-88		Publisher
 		Publisher Location
MGS, Owatonna Public Library, Waseca Co. Historical Society 		Page Numbers
6
MGS Call Number
MN Cem S-6 Hou V.2		MHS Call Number
 		LDS Call Number
 
Notes
Revised 2004
Transcription Date
Nov-04		Transcriber
Ronald E.Houghtelin		Location of Original
 		Title
 
Publication Date
Nov-04		Publisher
Ronald Houghtelin		Publisher Location
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