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A visit to the Swedish Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Swedish Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Swedish Cemetery (FG ID #2202671)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Swedish Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swedish Cemetery

Lat:   37.7466°   (37° 44' 47")

Lon:   -95.2330°   (-95° 13' 58")

The Swedish Cemetery is located in Allen County<2>.

The county seat for Allen County is located in Iola. Iola lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Swedish Cemetery .

Name Variations for Swedish Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Swedish Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Friends Home Cemetery
  • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Swedish Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swedish Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Jones Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Odense Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odense Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odense Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Odense Cemetery is located in Neosho County
  • Putnam Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Putnam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Putnam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Putnam Cemetery is located in Neosho County
  • Leanna Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Neosho County
  • Elsmore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Elsmore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Neosho County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Galemore Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Golden Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Golden Valley Cemetery is located in Allen County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Neosho County
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Neosho County
    • La Harpe Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Harpe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Harpe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The La Harpe Cemetery is located in Allen County
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Allen County
    • South Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Valley Cemetery is located in Neosho County
    • Rosedale Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosedale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
    • Moran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moran Cemetery is located in Allen County

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 Swedish Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swedish Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Savonburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
    • Savonburg is located in Allen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Leanna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leanna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
    • Leanna is located in Allen County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Leanna
    • From the Swedish Cemetery to Leanna
  • Elsmore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Stark is located in Neosho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Porterville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rollin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockford ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
    • Rockford is located in Bourbon County
  • Octagon City ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Humboldt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Erie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Erie is located in Neosho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <7>
  • La Harpe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Moran
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Chanute
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Walnut
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bronson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
      • Bronson is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <7>
    • Petrolia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrolia have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
      • Petrolia is located in Allen County
    • Petersburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bassett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassett have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
      • Bassett is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Hepler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hepler have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
      • Hepler is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Uniontown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Iola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
      • Iola is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <7>
    • Saint Paul
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Neosho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <7>
    • Earlton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
      • Earlton is located in Neosho County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Bayard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
      • Bayard is located in Allen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bayard
      • From the Swedish Cemetery to Bayard

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 Swedish Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allen County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swedish Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Swedish Cemetery:

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 Swedish Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #474981  (Friends Home Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #474981 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Stark
    • County: Allen         Elev: 309
    • Location given for GNIS #474981 (Friends Home Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2202671

The official website for Allen County: www.allencounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Allen, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Swedish Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7466, Longitude: -95.2330    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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