About Orono Cemetery
Orono Cemetery is a cemetery near Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota. It lies about 1.3 mi east of Elk River. The grounds sit at about 883 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Andrew Davis, Frank Thurston White and Lydia A. George. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 648997. The nearest other listed cemetery is Otsego Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the south. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Dare's Funeral & Cremation Services in Elk River, about 1.2 mi away. It is one of 26 cemeteries we list in Sherburne County, and 27 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Elk River. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Orono Cemetery
- Andrew Davis1866-1922American politician
- Frank Thurston White1866-1947American politician (1866-1947), Minnesota -House 1907-10 (District 45)
- Lydia A. George1839-1914American army nurse and philanthropist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Orono Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
45.30524, -93.59384
What Orono Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Otsego CemeteryOtsego, MNCemetery1.2 mi
- Vernon CemeteryElk River, MNCemetery1.8 mi
- Saint Andrew's CemeteryElk River, MNCemetery1.8 mi
- Bailey Station CemeteryBig Lake, MNCemetery3.5 mi
- Twin Lakes CemeteryNowthen, MNCemetery4.8 mi
- Saint Albert's Catholic CemeteryAlbertville, MNCatholic cemetery5.3 mi
- Meadowville - Meadowvale CemeteryZimmerman, MNCemetery5.8 mi
- New Saint John the Baptist CemeteryDayton, MNBaptist cemetery5.8 mi
- Farm of Ernest Rahn CemeteryNowthen, MNCemetery6.0 mi
- Whitney CemeteryZimmerman, MNCemetery6.4 mi
Funeral homes near Orono Cemetery
- Dare's Funeral & Cremation Services1.2 miCremation provider · Elk River · (763) 441-1212
- Peterson Chapel7.2 miFuneral home · St Michael · (763) 497-5362
- Williams Dingmann Funeral7.3 miFuneral home · Big Lake · (763) 452-2500
- Wright Memorials8.5 miMonument dealer · St Michael · (952) 484-1723
- Peterson-Grimsmo Funeral Chapel9.6 miFuneral chapel · Monticello · (763) 295-2918
- Monticello Memorials LLC10 miMonument dealer · Monticello · (763) 314-0322
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