Cemeteries in Minnesota (State)

Minnesota was settled by Dakota and Ojibwe Native Americans before European exploration brought French, Irish, Swiss, British, German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, and Polish immigrants. Fur trading, logging, milling, farming, railroad construction, and iron mining drove economic development in Minnesota. European immigrants arrived in significant numbers through the early twentieth century, particularly from Scandinavia and Germany.

Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis, established in 1871, represents one of Minnesota's most distinguished burial grounds, covering 250 acres with over 200,000 monuments and markers. The cemetery features a Memorial Chapel modeled after Hagia Sophia and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Other notable Minnesota cemeteries include Fort Snelling National Cemetery and Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery. Cemetery records in Minnesota document the diverse immigrant settlement patterns of cemeteries in Minnesota.