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A visit to the Good Shepherd Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Good Shepherd Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Good Shepherd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   45.3853°   (45° 23' 7")

Lon:   -96.0786°   (-96° 4' 42")

The Good Shepherd Cemetery is located in Swift County<2>.

The county seat for Swift County is located in Benson. Benson lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Good Shepherd Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Good Shepherd Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Waldum Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Long Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Lake Cemetery is located in Swift County
  • Artichoke Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Artichoke Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Artichoke Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Artichoke Lake Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
  • Johnson Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Family Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
  • St. Agnes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Agnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Swift County
  • Artichoke Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Artichoke Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Artichoke Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Artichoke Baptist Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
  • Artichoke Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Swift County
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Stevens County
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Swift County
  • Evangelical Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Swift County
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Swift County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Smith - Kepner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith - Kepner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith - Kepner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith - Kepner Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Frog Lake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frog Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frog Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Frog Lake Cemetery is located in Stevens County
    • Akron Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Akron Cemetery
      • The Akron Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
      • The Akron Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ebed Nezar Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Stevens County
    • Eidskog Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eidskog Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eidskog Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eidskog Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
    • Eids Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eids Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eids Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eids Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
    • Odessa Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odessa Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odessa Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Odessa Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Apostolic Christian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apostolic Christian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apostolic Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Apostolic Christian Cemetery is located in Stevens County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Good Shepherd Cemetery.

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

  • Correll
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Correll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll
    • Correll is located in Big Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Holloway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holloway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
    • Holloway is located in Swift County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Appleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Chokio
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Alberta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Alberta is located in Stevens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Odessa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
    • Odessa is located in Big Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <6>
  • Louisburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
    • Louisburg is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
  • Hancock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Morris
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
    • Johnson is located in Big Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Danvers
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danvers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
    • Danvers is located in Swift County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Ortonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
    • Ortonville is located in Big Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,748 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ortonville <6>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Clinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Big Stone City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bellingham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
      • Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Clontarf
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clontarf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clontarf
      • Clontarf is located in Swift County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clontarf <6>
    • Milan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Donnelly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnelly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
      • Donnelly is located in Stevens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Graceville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
      • Graceville is located in Big Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <6>
    • Big Bend City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bend City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend City
      • Big Bend City is located in Chippewa County
    • Cyrus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
      • Cyrus is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyrus <6>
    • Benson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

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 Good Shepherd 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 Good Shepherd Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Appleton
  • Bellingham
  • Benson
    • Benson lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Good Shepherd Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Big Stone City
  • Chokio
    • Chokio lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Good Shepherd Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chokio.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokio
  • Clinton
  • Cyrus
    • Cyrus lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Good Shepherd Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cyrus.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
  • Graceville
  • Hancock
    • Hancock lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Good Shepherd Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hancock.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Madison
    • Madison lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Good Shepherd Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Madison.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Milan
    • Milan lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Good Shepherd Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Morris
    • Morris lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Good Shepherd Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Morris.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
  • Odessa
    • Odessa lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Good Shepherd Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odessa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Ortonville

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Good Shepherd 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 Good Shepherd Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2065699  (Good Shepherd Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2065699 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: Dry Wood Lake
    • County: Swift         Elev: 336
    • Location given for GNIS #2065699 (Good Shepherd Cemetery)

The official website for Swift County: www.swiftcounty.com/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Good Shepherd Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3853, Longitude: -96.0786       In this case, the coordinates for the Good Shepherd Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<6>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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