A visit to the Erickson 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 Erickson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Erickson Cemetery:
45.3778, -95.6167
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Erickson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Erickson Cemetery is located in Swift County<2>.
The county seat for Swift County is located in Benson. Benson lies just to the south of the Erickson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Erickson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Erickson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Erickson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Malachy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Malachy Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Malachy Cemetery
- Lake Hazel Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Benson City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Benson City Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson City Cemetery
- Our Redeemer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Our Redeemer Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Redeemer Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The West Zion Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Zion Cemetery
- Six Mile Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Pauli Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauli Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauli Cemetery
- East Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The East Zion Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Zion Cemetery
- Swift Falls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Swift Falls Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls Cemetery
- Lake Emily Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Lake Emily Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Trinity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- St. Bridget Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Bridget Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridget Cemetery
- Molin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Molin Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molin Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sather Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frank Lake Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Frank Lake Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Lake Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Erickson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Erickson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clontarf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Benson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Danvers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Danvers is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Swift Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Swift Falls is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls
- De Graff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- De Graff is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Hancock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murdock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Murdock is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- New Prairie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Prairie is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
- Starbuck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Holloway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holloway is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Big Bend City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend City is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend City
- Cyrus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Sunburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Kerkhoven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Beach is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Appleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sedan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sedan is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 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 Erickson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Swift County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Erickson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appleton
- Benson
- Brooten
- Cyrus
- Cyrus lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Erickson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cyrus.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
- Glenwood
- Hancock
- Kerkhoven
- Milan
- Morris
- Murdock
- Starbuck
- Watson
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 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 Erickson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Swift 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 Erickson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2065709 (Erickson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2065709 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: Swift
- Est. Elev: 323 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Hassel
- Location given for Erickson Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.3777778 Lon: -95.6166667
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Swift, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Erickson 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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