Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Fort Snelling National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory adjacent to the historic fort and Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: military cemetery in Minnesota, United States
- Also known as: “Ft. Snelling National Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport and Terminal 2 - Humphrey.
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
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Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport is the major airport of the Twin Cities region, 7 miles south of downtown Minneapolis and 7 miles southwest of Saint Paul.
Terminal 2 - Humphrey
Railway station
Photo: Bobamnertiopsis, CC BY 4.0.
Terminal 2–Humphrey station is a light rail station is on the Metro Blue Line. It is the fifteenth stop southbound. This is an island platform station and is typically accessed via a partially covered walkway from Terminal 2 of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, also known as the Humphrey Terminal. Terminal 2 - Humphrey is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
American Boulevard
Railway station
Photo: Bobamnertiopsis, CC BY 4.0.
American Boulevard is a light rail station in Bloomington, Minnesota at the intersection of 34th Avenue South and American Boulevard, just south of Interstate 494. American Boulevard is situated 1 mile southwest of Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mendota and Nokomis.
Mendota
Village
Photo: Appraiser, Public domain.
Mendota is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The name is a mispronunciation of the Dakota word for the location, bdóte, which in Dakota tradition is the center of the world. Mendota is situated 2½ miles northeast of Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Nokomis
Suburb
Nokomis is a defined community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It takes its name from Lake Nokomis. It comprises eleven smaller neighborhoods. Nokomis neighborhoods fall in Minneapolis City Council wards 8, 11, and 12, currently represented by council members Andrea Jenkins, Emily Koski, and Aurin Chowdhury, respectively. Nokomis is situated 3½ miles north of Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Richfield
Photo: SDHO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Richfield is a suburban city in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. It is an inner-ring suburb just to the south of Minneapolis, which Richfield shares a border with.
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
- Categories: United States national cemetery and burial
- Location: Unorganized Territory of Fort Snelling, Hennepin, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.86974° or 44° 52′ 11″ northLongitude
-93.21254° or 93° 12′ 45″ westElevation
830 feet (253 metres)Open location code
86P8VQ9P+VXOpenStreetMap ID
way 35266570OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Fort Snelling National Cemetery” goes by many names.
- French: “cimetière national de fort Snelling”
- French: “Cimetière national de fort Snelling”
- Swedish: “Fort Snelling National Cemetery”
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