A visit to the Swan Lake 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 Swan Lake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swan Lake Cemetery:
42.8511, -94.8928
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swan Lake Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swan Lake Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County<2>.
The county seat for Pocahontas County is located in Pocahontas. Pocahontas lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Swan Lake Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Swan Lake Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Swan Lake Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swan Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Garton Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Garton Graveyard is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Graveyard
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Laurens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Laurens Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens Cemetery
- Poland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Poland Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairfield Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairfield Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Albert City.
- The Fairfield Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94730 <5>
- Marshall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Garfield Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Havelock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Havelock Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock Cemetery
- Osborn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Osborn Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Rush Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Rush Lake Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Lake Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rush Lake Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Mallard.
- The Rush Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stratton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145197 <5>
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak Cemetery
- Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Johns Church of Christ Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Varina Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Varina Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Cemetery
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary 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 Swan Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swan Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Laurens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marathon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Albert City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Havelock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Webb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Webb is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Curlew
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Mallard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Varina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Varina is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Pocahontas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Plover is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Gillett Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Ayrshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sioux Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rembrandt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cornell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cornell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Truesdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fonda
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rolfe
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rossie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rossie is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 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 Swan Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pocahontas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swan Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Emmetsburg
- Fonda
- Greenville
- Havelock
- Laurens
- Mallard
- Newell
- Plover
- Pocahontas
- Rolfe
- Ruthven
- Sioux Rapids
- Storm Lake
- Webb
- Webb lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Swan Lake Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Webb.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
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 either 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 Swan Lake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Pocahontas 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 Swan Lake Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462137 (Swan Lake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462137 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: Pocahontas
- Est. Elev: 406 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Albert City
- Location given for Swan Lake Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8510845 Lon: -94.8927641
- 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 Pocahontas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swan Lake 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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