A visit to the Swenson Gravesite ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Swenson Gravesite. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Swenson Gravesite (FG ID #2420684).
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 Gravesite ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swenson Gravesite:
38.6201, -97.5749
The Swenson Gravesite is located in Saline County<2>.
The county seat for Saline County is located in Salina. Salina lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Swenson Gravesite .
Open a Google Map centered on the Swenson Gravesite.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Swenson Gravesite.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swenson Gravesite, with the nearest first.
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Smoky Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smoky Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eureka Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Koons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Gypsum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Faun Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Faun Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faun Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Smolan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Smolan Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan Cemetery
- Valley View Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crestwood Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gypsum Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marquette Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Marquette Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette Cemetery
- Oakes Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakes Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes Cemetery
- Friedenstal Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Friedenstal Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedenstal 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 Swenson Gravesite.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swenson Gravesite, with the nearest first:
- Hallville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Assaria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lindsborg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salemsborg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mentor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roxbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gypsum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smolan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smolan is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Falun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Phillips Village ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Village
- Kipp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Marquette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Salina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Carlton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Carlton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Bavaria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McPherson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Waldeck
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waldeck is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
- Holland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Cambria
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Gravesite. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saline County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swenson Gravesite.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookville
- Carlton
- Durham
- Galva
- Lindsborg
- Marquette
- McPherson
- New Cambria
- Salina
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 professional and volunteer 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 Gravesite:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Saline 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 Gravesite:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2420684
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 Saline, 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- Swenson Gravesite) 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. |