A visit to the Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian Cemetery ...
The Scandinavian Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Afton Cemetery
- The Afton Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Cemetery
- Buena Vista Memorial Park
- Diamond Cemetery
- The Diamond Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cemetery
- Elk Cemetery
- The Elk Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Cemetery
- Galva Lutheran Cemetery
- German Methodist Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Hayes Twp. Cemetery
- The Hayes Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Twp. Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Little Sioux Valley Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Maple Valley Cemetery
- The Maple Valley Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Schaller Cemetery
- The Schaller Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaller Cemetery
- Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Scandinavian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alta
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <3>
- Aurelia
- Casino Beach
- Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
- Cherokee
- Early
- Elkton
- Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Galva
- Holstein
- Juniata
- Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Lakeside
- Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Larrabee
- Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Linn Grove
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Meriden
- Meriden is located in Cherokee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Nemaha
- Nemaha is located in Sac County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Newell
- Peterson
- Quimby
- Quimby is located in Cherokee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Rembrandt
- Schaller
- Sioux Rapids
- Storm Lake
- Truesdale
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 Scandinavian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buena Vista County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scandinavian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alta
- Aurelia
- Cherokee
- Early
- Holstein
- Larrabee
- Nemaha
- Newell
- Peterson
- Schaller
- Sioux Rapids
- Storm Lake
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Scandinavian Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Buena Vista 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 Scandinavian Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461453 (Scandinavian Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461453 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: Buena Vista
- Est. Elev: 458 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alta
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Buena Vista, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scandinavian Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |