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Find Any Grave in Rice County MN | Cemetery Records & Burial Lookup
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Rice County, Minnesota from one focused county hub.
25
Rice County Cemeteries
18
Burial Records Indexed
25
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Rice 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.
County overview
About Rice County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Rice County, Minnesota contains 25 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 18 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Maple Lawn Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1924 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.
This county archive page is built to support searches like Rice County cemetery records, Rice County burial records, grave lookup in Minnesota, and local genealogy research with stronger place context before users move into individual cemetery pages.
Archive depth
25
ActiveActive cemetery pages currently surfaced in Rice County.
Research signals
17
MilitaryBurial records in this county with military branch context.
Source mix
26
IndexedCemetery rows currently grouped into public archive source labels.
County map
Rice County map overview
County center reference: 44.3675, -93.2664
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Rice County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 2
Back to MinnesotaMaple Lawn Cemetery
7 records in archive - Public
Records: 1924 - 2022
Public cemetery with documented veteran burials and USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Meadow Ridge Memorial Park
5 records in archive - Public
Records: 1928 - 2022
Public cemetery with documented veteran burials and USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
St Lawrence Cemetery
5 records in archive
Records: 1929 - 2022
County cemetery archive with documented veteran burials and VA source coverage.
FARIBAULT, MN
Oaklawn Cemetery
1 records in archive - Public
Records: 1937 - 2020
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Annunciation Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Calvary Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Calvary Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Calvary Hill Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Denison Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Eklund Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Forest Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Hillside Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Nerstrand Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Northfield Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Oak Ridge Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Prairie Creek Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Richland Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Riverside Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Rolling Green Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Saint Johns Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Saint Johns Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Saint Johns Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Saint Lawrence Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Solor Lutheran Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Burial record snapshot
Burial Records in Rice County, Minnesota
These person-level records are one of the strongest long-tail search assets on the county page. Use full names, dates, cemetery context, and military branch details to separate likely matches before opening the record page.
Clifford Wayne Nelson
Maple Lawn Cemetery
1943-03-22 - 2022-10-02
US NAVY, AME1
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Donald W Burkhartzmeyer
Maple Lawn Cemetery
1924-04-25 - 2022-06-01
US NAVY, SSMC2
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Daniel Charles Schulz
St Lawrence Cemetery
1948-09-08 - 2022-04-30
US NAVY
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Donna K Anderson
Meadow Ridge Memorial Park
1938-12-19 - 2022-04-17
US ARMY, PFC
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Earl R Lockwood
Maple Lawn Cemetery
1928-04-02 - 2022-02-20
US ARMY, CPL
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Adrian Fabian Gillen
St Lawrence Cemetery
1929-03-26 - 2021-11-12
US ARMY, SP3
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Daniel B Tersteeg
Maple Lawn Cemetery
1927-09-07 - 2021-11-09
US MARINE CORPS, T SGT
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Charles Edward Layher
St Lawrence Cemetery
1946-08-01 - 2021-11-05
US ARMY, SGT
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Elmo Robert Wisted
Meadow Ridge Memorial Park
1928-12-10 - 2021-07-18
US AIR FORCE
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Donald Henry Ross
Meadow Ridge Memorial Park
1932-07-08 - 2021-07-05
US ARMY, CPL
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Dale R Meirick
Maple Lawn Cemetery
1933-12-10 - 2021-05-18
US ARMY
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Ernest Richard Jarvis
St Lawrence Cemetery
1932-02-04 - 2021-01-30
US ARMY, SP2
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Bruce W Krinke
Maple Lawn Cemetery
1943-10-08 - 2021-01-09
US ARMY
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Delano C Quinnell
Meadow Ridge Memorial Park
1935-08-09 - 2020-12-13
US ARMY, SGT
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Dan Martin Walden
St Lawrence Cemetery
1937-02-06 - 2020-10-23
US NAVY, AN
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Floyd Thomas Birchfield
Maple Lawn Cemetery
1938-03-21 - 2020-10-06
US ARMY, PFC
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David George Nesset
Oaklawn Cemetery
1937-05-18 - 2020-04-16
US PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
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Duane Richard Gallea
Meadow Ridge Memorial Park
1938-03-17 - 2019-11-09
US ARMY, SP5
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Surname index
Surname Index for Rice 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.
Veteran burial records
Veterans Buried in Rice County, Minnesota
This veteran-focused block pulls burial records with military branch context, helping capture county-level searches around veteran graves, service history, and military cemetery research.
Clifford Wayne Nelson
Maple Lawn Cemetery
1943-03-22 - 2022-10-02 - AME1
Donald W Burkhartzmeyer
Maple Lawn Cemetery
1924-04-25 - 2022-06-01 - SSMC2
Daniel Charles Schulz
St Lawrence Cemetery
1948-09-08 - 2022-04-30
Donna K Anderson
Meadow Ridge Memorial Park
1938-12-19 - 2022-04-17 - PFC
Earl R Lockwood
Maple Lawn Cemetery
1928-04-02 - 2022-02-20 - CPL
Adrian Fabian Gillen
St Lawrence Cemetery
1929-03-26 - 2021-11-12 - SP3
Daniel B Tersteeg
Maple Lawn Cemetery
1927-09-07 - 2021-11-09 - T SGT
Charles Edward Layher
St Lawrence Cemetery
1946-08-01 - 2021-11-05 - SGT
Elmo Robert Wisted
Meadow Ridge Memorial Park
1928-12-10 - 2021-07-18
Donald Henry Ross
Meadow Ridge Memorial Park
1932-07-08 - 2021-07-05 - CPL
Dale R Meirick
Maple Lawn Cemetery
1933-12-10 - 2021-05-18
Ernest Richard Jarvis
St Lawrence Cemetery
1932-02-04 - 2021-01-30 - SP2
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Rice County
These CTR-focused paths are meant to keep visitors moving from county-level discovery into the strongest cemetery and burial pages without restarting the search.
Top cemetery page
Maple Lawn Cemetery
7 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Meadow Ridge Memorial Park
5 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Rice County burial records
Use a full name plus Rice 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.
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Rice County
Use these guide pages before leaving the archive when you need an official cemetery-place lookup or a veteran-burial verification step. Each guide keeps the county context in view so the off-site search starts cleaner.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Rice 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 Rice County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related research intent.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Rice County
Rice 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.
Method 01
Review cemetery density before searching names
- 1. Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations carry the strongest burial depth.
- 2. Compare source labels like USGS or other archive categories before deciding where to search deeper.
- 3. Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
Method 02
Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- 1. Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- 2. Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- 3. Return to the Minnesota archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Rice 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 Rice 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 Rice County?
25 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Rice County, Minnesota, with 25 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Rice 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 Rice County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial detail from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many veterans are buried in Rice County?
17 burial records in this county currently carry military branch context, including branch-level references where the source archive provides them.