Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights, Minnesota
About Resurrection Cemetery
Resurrection Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Mendota Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota. It lies about 0.8 mi northeast of Mendota Heights. The grounds sit at about 876 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 14 notable people buried here, including John Berryman, Vince Flynn and James J. Hill. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 649946. The nearest other listed cemetery is Acacia Park Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Willwerscheid Funeral Home & Cremation Service - West-Heights in West St Paul, about 3.1 mi away. It is one of 65 cemeteries we list in Dakota County, and 56 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 65 listings in Dakota County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Mendota Heights. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Resurrection Cemetery
Among them: 2 football players, 2 baseball players, 2 writers, 1 architect, 1 basketball player, 1 business leader, 1 Pulitzer Prize winner, 1 US representative.
- John Berryman1914-1972American poet and scholar
- Vince Flynn1966-2013American writer of fiction
- James J. Hill1838-1916American railroad promoter and financier
- John Roach1921-200320th-century American Catholic bishop
- Edward James Devitt1911-1992United States federal judge
- Leo Binz1900-1979Catholic archbishop
- Roy Gagnon1913-2000American gridiron football player
- Frank Deig1909-1960American football player and coach
- James Michael Reardon1872-1963(1872-1963) Canadian-American reverend
- Louis W. Hill1872-1948American businessman
- Tony Giuliani1912-2004American baseball player
- Philip C. Bettenburg1900-1968American architect, engineer, military officer
Show all 14 notable burials
- Mary Francis Hill1868-1947Heiress
- Maud Van Cortlandt Taylor1870-1961
People whose Wikidata entry gives Resurrection 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
44.87572, -93.14980
What Resurrection 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
- Acacia Park CemeteryMendota Heights, MNCemetery1.0 mi
- Church of Saint Peter CemeteryMendota Heights, MNChristian cemetery1.0 mi
- Trinity Lone Oak CemeteryMendota Heights, MNCemetery2.1 mi
- Fort Snelling National CemeteryRichfield, MNNational cemetery3.1 mi
- Fort Snelling National CemeteryRichfield, MNNational cemetery3.4 mi
- Salem Evangelical Kirche CemeteryInver Grove Heights, MNCemetery3.7 mi
- Salem United Methodist Church CemeteryInver Grove Heights, MNMethodist cemetery4.2 mi
- Old Emanuel Lutheran Church CemeteryInver Grove Heights, MNLutheran cemetery4.6 mi
- Oakhill CemeterySouth Saint Paul, MNCemetery4.8 mi
- Oak Hill CemeterySouth Saint Paul, MNCemetery4.8 mi
Funeral homes near Resurrection Cemetery
- Willwerscheid Funeral Home & Cremation Service - West-Heights3.1 miFuneral home · West St Paul · (651) 237-5054
- Hodroff-epstein Memorial Chapel3.2 miFuneral chapel · Saint Paul · (651) 698-8311
- Bradshaw Funeral & Cremation Services3.3 miCremation provider · Saint Paul · (651) 383-4357
- Klecatsky and Sons Eagan Chapel3.3 miFuneral home · Eagan · (651) 454-9488
- Johnson Peterson Funeral Homes4.3 miFuneral home · St Paul · (651) 222-3220
- Klecatsky & Sons West Chapel4.3 miFuneral home · West St Paul · (651) 451-1551
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Resurrection Cemetery located?
Resurrection Cemetery is at 2101 Lexington Avenue South, Mendota Heights, MN in Dakota County. GPS coordinates: 44.87572, -93.14980.
Is Resurrection Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?
Our records list a Catholic affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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