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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scandinavian Cemetery:
42.6833, -95.3111
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Scandinavian Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Scandinavian Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County<2>.
The county seat for Buena Vista County is located in Storm Lake. Storm Lake lies just to the east southeast of the Scandinavian Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Scandinavian Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Scandinavian Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scandinavian Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Buena Vista Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Elk Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Maple Valley Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley Cemetery
- Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Diamond Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Diamond Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cemetery
- Hayes Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hayes Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Twp. Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Little Sioux Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. John's Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Afton Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Afton Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Cemetery
- Galva Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Schaller Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Schaller Cemetery is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaller Cemetery
- German Methodist Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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]<3> of the Scandinavian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scandinavian Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alta
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- 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 <5>
- Casino Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
- Storm Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aurelia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Truesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Lakeside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Juniata
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Schaller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rembrandt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Linn Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nemaha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nemaha is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Newell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sioux Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peterson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Quimby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Quimby is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Holstein
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Early
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Larrabee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Meriden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Meriden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
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
- Alta lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Scandinavian Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Aurelia
- Cherokee
- Early
- Early lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Scandinavian Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Early.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Holstein
- Larrabee
- Nemaha
- Newell
- Peterson
- Schaller
- Sioux Rapids
- Storm Lake
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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
- Location given for Scandinavian Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6833145 Lon: -95.3111103
- 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 Buena Vista, 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' 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'. |
| <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. |