A visit to the Swedish Mission 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 Swedish Mission Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swedish Mission Cemetery:
38.5650, -96.8941
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swedish Mission Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swedish Mission Cemetery is located in Morris County<2>.
The county seat for Morris County is located in Council Grove. Council Grove lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Swedish Mission Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Swedish Mission Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Swedish Mission Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swedish Mission Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burdick United Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hebron Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lost Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hartke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hartke Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartke Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Lincolnville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lincolnville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville Cemetery
- Delavan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Delavan Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan Cemetery
- Mitchell Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Diamond Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lewis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebank Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Rosebank Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Cemetery
- Pilsen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Pilsen Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen Cemetery
- Diamond Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Diamond Creek Cemetery is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Creek Cemetery
- The Diamond Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Heskett Cemetery
- Hymer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92295 <5>
- St. Phillips Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Phillips Cemetery
- Elk Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boenitz Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Herington.
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Brook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175442 <5>
- St. Paul Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Mohn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Mohn Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohn Cemetery
- Wilsey Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilsey Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey 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 Swedish Mission Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swedish Mission Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burdick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burdick is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- Lost Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Herington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Delavan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delavan is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Rishel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rishel is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rishel
- Diamond Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Diamond Springs is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Jacobs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobs is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Antelope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Antelope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Ramona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ramona is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Ramona has also been known as:
- Ramona Station
- Pilsen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pilsen is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Hymer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hymer is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymer
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wilsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsey is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Latimer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Latimer is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tampa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eastshore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eastshore is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastshore
- Woodbine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Helmick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Helmick is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmick
- Dillon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
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 Mission Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morris County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swedish Mission Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burdick
- Canada
- Dillon
- Durham
- Durham lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Swedish Mission Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Durham.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Elmdale
- Herington
- Hope
- Hope lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Swedish Mission Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hope.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Latimer
- Lost Springs
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Marion lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Swedish Mission Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marion.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Parkerville
- Tampa
- White City
- Wilsey
- Wilsey lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Swedish Mission Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wilsey.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey
- Woodbine
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Swedish Mission Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Morris 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 Swedish Mission Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #477141 (Old Mission Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #477141 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: Morris
- Est. Elev: 457 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lost Springs
- Location given for Old Mission Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5650112 Lon: -96.8939027
- 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 Kansas' counties, including Morris, 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- Swedish Mission 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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