A visit to the Old Swedish Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Old Swedish Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Swedish Cemetery:
41.0000, -91.0735
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Swedish Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Swedish Cemetery is located in Des Moines County<2>.
The county seat for Des Moines County is located in Burlington. Burlington lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Old Swedish Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Swedish Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Old Swedish Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Swedish Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hukill Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hukill Farm Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hukill Farm Cemetery
- Pegtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pegtown Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegtown Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Driskell Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Driskell Farm Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskell Farm Cemetery
- Dolbee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dolbee Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolbee Cemetery
- Kingston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Hinson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hinson Family Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Family Cemetery
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie Cemetery
- Kossuth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kossuth Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth Cemetery
- Dravis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dravis Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dravis Cemetery
- Newberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Newberry Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Cemetery
- Hawkeye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hawkeye Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Northfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Northfield Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Cemetery
- Loper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Loper Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loper Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- Walker Farm Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Walker Farm Plot is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Farm Plot
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Potter's Timber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hazel Grove Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Freitag Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Freitag Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freitag Cemetery
- Bazel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bazel Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Cemetery
- Huron Island Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Huron Island Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Island Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Swedish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Swedish Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Mediapolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sperry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Dodgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Oakville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elrick Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
- Oquawka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Milroy is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Kline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kline is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Keithsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gladstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rozetta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rozetta is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozetta
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Morning Sun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf Port
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- New Boston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Burlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wapello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Yarmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Biggsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Biggsville is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Danville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Seaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olena is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Joy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joy is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joy <5>
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Old Swedish Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Des Moines County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Swedish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Biggsville
- Burlington
- Danville
- Keithsburg
- Mediapolis
- Morning Sun
- New Boston
- Oakville
- Oquawka
- Seaton
- Wapello
- West Burlington
- Yarmouth
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Old Swedish Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Des Moines County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Old Swedish Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459841 (Old Swedish Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459841 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Des Moines
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakville
- Location given for Old Swedish Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0000358 Lon: -91.0734788
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Des Moines, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Swedish Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |