A visit to the Icelandic 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 Icelandic Cemetery ...
The Icelandic Cemetery is located in Lyon County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bethlehem Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Christ Cemetery
- The Christ Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- English Cemetery
- The English Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
- Fridhem Cemetery
- The Fridhem Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridhem Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Hemnes Cemetery
- The Hemnes Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemnes Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Israels Cemetery
- The Israels Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israels Cemetery
- Josephson Family Cemetery
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- Old Hemnes Cemetery
- The Old Hemnes Cemetery is located in Lyon County
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- Old Taunton Catholic Cemetery
- St. Clotilde Cemetery
- St. Edwards Cemetery
- The St. Edwards Cemetery is located in Lyon County
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- St. Eloi Cemetery
- The St. Eloi Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Eloi Cemetery
- St. Leo Cemetery
- The St. Leo Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Leo Cemetery
- St. Lucas Cemetery
- The St. Lucas Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lucas Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Lyon County
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- Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
- Swede Home Cemetery
- The Swede Home Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Home Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Icelandic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Arco
- Boyd
- Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
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- Canby
- Canby is located in Yellow Medicine County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <4>
- Clarkfield
- Cottonwood
- Ghent
- Granite Falls
- Hanley Falls
- Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Hazel Run
- Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Ivanhoe
- Lynd
- Marshall
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Milroy
- Minneota
- Porter
- Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Providence
- Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
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- Russell
- Russell is located in Lyon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Saint Leo
- Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Taunton
- Wood Lake
- Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 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 Icelandic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lyon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Icelandic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boyd
- Canby
- Clarkfield
- Cottonwood
- Dawson
- Echo
- Granite Falls
- Hanley Falls
- Marshall
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Minneota
- Montevideo
- Russell
- Vesta
- Wood Lake
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 Icelandic Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Lyon 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 Icelandic Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #645327 (Icelandic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #645327 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: Lyon
- Est. Elev: 341 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Minneota
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Lyon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Icelandic Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |