Dakota County, Minnesota Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Dakota County, Minnesota from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Dakota County Overview
54
Cemeteries
11
Indexed Records
54
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Dakota County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Dakota County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Dakota County, Minnesota contains 54 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 11 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Hillcrest Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1917 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Dakota County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Dakota County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Dakota County map overview
County center reference: 44.6993, -93.0425
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Dakota County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Dakota County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 3
Back to MinnesotaHillcrest Cemetery
USGSSt Elizabeth Ann Seton Cemetery
VA📍 HASTINGS, MN
Bellwood Cemetery
USGSCastle Rock Valley Cemetery
USGSSt Mary Of The Lake Cemetery
VA📍 SAINT PAUL, MN
Acacia Park Cemetery
USGSAll Saints Cemetery
USGSCorinthian Cemetery
USGSEast Christiania Cemetery
USGSEmmanuel Cemetery
USGSFarmington Lutheran Cemetery
USGSGeneral Lutheran Cemetery
USGSGreenvale Cemetery
USGSGreenwood Cemetery
USGSHampton Cemetery
USGSHighview Christiana Cemetery
USGSIrish Catholic Cemetery
USGSKibbe Cemetery
USGSLakeside Cemetery
USGSLakeside Cemetery
USGSLakeville Grove Cemetery
USGSLebanon Cemetery
USGSLyon Cemetery
USGSMarsh Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Dakota County, Minnesota
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Duane John Moran
🪦 Hillcrest Cemetery
Ernest W Mc Hale
🪦 St Mary Of The Lake Cemetery
Eugene G Will
🪦 Bellwood Cemetery
Elwood William Carlson
🪦 Hillcrest Cemetery
Douglas C Merrill
🪦 Hillcrest Cemetery
Cyrus Ellsworth Olson
🪦 Hillcrest Cemetery
Clement F Meyers
🪦 St Elizabeth Ann Seton Cemetery
Bennett Harvey Rolla
🪦 Castle Rock Valley Cemetery
Charles L Bybee
🪦 Hillcrest Cemetery
Eugene Joseph Sabaitis
🪦 St Elizabeth Ann Seton Cemetery
Edward J Baem
🪦 St Elizabeth Ann Seton Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for Dakota County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Dakota County, Minnesota
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Duane John Moran
🪦 Hillcrest Cemetery
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-07
Ernest W Mc Hale
🪦 St Mary Of The Lake Cemetery
1932-10-03 - 2021-11-18
Eugene G Will
🪦 Bellwood Cemetery
1934-10-18 - 2021-10-10 Rank: LCDR
Elwood William Carlson
🪦 Hillcrest Cemetery
1943-01-14 - 2021-05-21 Rank: SP4
Douglas C Merrill
🪦 Hillcrest Cemetery
1939-04-15 - 2021-04-28 Rank: A2C
Cyrus Ellsworth Olson
🪦 Hillcrest Cemetery
1931-01-17 - 2020-10-29 Rank: CPL
Clement F Meyers
🪦 St Elizabeth Ann Seton Cemetery
1944-05-21 - 2020-08-14
Bennett Harvey Rolla
🪦 Castle Rock Valley Cemetery
1932-12-31 - 2020-04-12 Rank: CPL
Charles L Bybee
🪦 Hillcrest Cemetery
1932-01-31 - 2020-01-18
Eugene Joseph Sabaitis
🪦 St Elizabeth Ann Seton Cemetery
1939-03-02 - 2019-04-15 Rank: LT
Edward J Baem
🪦 St Elizabeth Ann Seton Cemetery
1917-10-05 - 1991-04-19 Rank: SSGT
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Dakota County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Dakota County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Dakota County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Dakota County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Dakota County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Hillcrest Cemetery
5 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
St Elizabeth Ann Seton Cemetery
3 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Dakota County burial records
Use a full name plus Dakota County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to Minnesota archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Dakota County
Dakota County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the Minnesota archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Dakota County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Dakota County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Dakota County?
54 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Dakota County, Minnesota, with 54 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Dakota County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Dakota County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Dakota County burial records include military branch context?
11 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Dakota County.