A visit to the Swenson Farm 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 Swenson Farm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swenson Farm Cemetery:
43.4916, -91.6224
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swenson Farm Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swenson Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County<2>.
The county seat for Winneshiek County is located in Decorah. Decorah lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Swenson Farm Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Swenson Farm Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Swenson Farm Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swenson Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Egge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Egge Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egge Cemetery
- Quandahl Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Quandahl Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl Cemetery
- Old Wilmington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Wilmington Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wilmington Cemetery
- Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Spring Grove Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fawcett Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fawcett Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Farm Cemetery
- Stoen Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stoen Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoen Farm Cemetery
- Iowa River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Johns Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bellview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bellview Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
- Big Canoe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Canoe Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Canoe Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salveson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Salveson Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salveson Cemetery
- O'Hare Place Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The O'Hare Place Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Hare Place Cemetery
- Portland Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Swenson Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swenson Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Quandahl
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Bee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Highlandville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Spring Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dorchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Willington Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Riceford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Mabel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hesper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Eitzen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Newburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
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- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yucatan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Lycurgus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Bluffton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Decorah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Swenson Farm Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winneshiek County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swenson Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caledonia
- Canton
- Decorah
- Harmony
- Houston
- Mabel
- Mabel lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Swenson Farm Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mabel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- New Albin
- Spring Grove
- Waukon
- Waukon lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Swenson Farm Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waukon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
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 helpful 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 Swenson Farm Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Winneshiek 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 Swenson Farm Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1941393 (Swenson Farm Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1941393 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: Winneshiek
- Est. Elev: 346 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dorchester
- Location given for Swenson Farm Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4916368 Lon: -91.6223674
- 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 Winneshiek, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swenson Farm 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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