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. 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 Good Shepherd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Good Shepherd Cemetery:
45.3853, -96.0786
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Long Lake Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Cemetery
- Artichoke Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
- Artichoke Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Artichoke Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Evangelical Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Smith - Kepner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Frog Lake Cemetery is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Lake Cemetery
- Akron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Akron Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Cemetery
- The Akron Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebed Nezar Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Eidskog Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Eidskog Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidskog Cemetery
- Eids Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Eids Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eids Cemetery
- Odessa Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. John's Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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)
- Correll is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Holloway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holloway is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- 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)
- Alberta is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Odessa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Louisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Louisburg is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- 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)
- Johnson is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Danvers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Danvers is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Ortonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Clontarf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Milan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Donnelly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Donnelly is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Graceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bend City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bend City is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend City
- Cyrus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Ortonville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Good Shepherd 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 Good Shepherd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2065699 (Good Shepherd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2065699 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: 336 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dry Wood Lake
- Location given for Good Shepherd Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.3852778 Lon: -96.0786111
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Good Shepherd 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |