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A visit to the Icelandic Cemetery ...


The location of the Icelandic Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


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 Icelandic Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   44.6161°   (44° 36' 57")

Lon:   -95.8909°   (-95° 53' 27")

The Icelandic Cemetery is located in Lyon County<2>.

The county seat for Lyon County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Icelandic Cemetery .

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 Icelandic Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Lyon County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Icelandic Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

    • Minneota
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minneota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneota
      • Minneota is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneota <4>
    • Ghent
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Taunton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cottonwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
      • Cottonwood is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <4>
    • Saint Leo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Leo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
      • Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Marshall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hazel Run
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
      • Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Clarkfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkfield
      • Clarkfield is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkfield <4>
    • Porter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Hanley Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
      • Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Lynd
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynd
      • Lynd is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynd <4>
    • Boyd
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <4>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Wood Lake
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
        • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
      • Providence
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
        • Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Canby
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
        • Canby is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <4>
      • Ivanhoe
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
        • Ivanhoe is located in Lincoln County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <4>
      • Russell
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
        • Russell is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
      • Arco
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arco
        • Arco is located in Lincoln County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arco <4>
      • Milroy
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Granite Falls
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Icelandic Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Josephson Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Josephson Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Josephson Family Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Josephson Family Cemetery
    • Swede Home Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swede Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swede Home Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swede Home Cemetery
    • St. Lucas Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lucas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Lucas Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lucas Cemetery
    • St. Edwards Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Edwards Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Edwards Cemetery
    • Israels Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Israels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Israels Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Israels Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • St. Eloi Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Eloi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Eloi Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Eloi Cemetery
    • Burton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burton Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
    • Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    • Old Taunton Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Taunton Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Taunton Catholic Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Taunton Catholic Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Hemnes Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hemnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hemnes Cemetery is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hemnes Cemetery
      • Old Hemnes Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hemnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Hemnes Cemetery is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hemnes Cemetery
      • St. Clotilde Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clotilde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Clotilde Cemetery is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clotilde Cemetery
      • English Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the English Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The English Cemetery is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Cemetery
      • Bethlehem Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Fridhem Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fridhem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fridhem Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fridhem Cemetery
      • St. Leo Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Leo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Leo Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Leo Cemetery
      • Cottonwood Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
      • Christ Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Christ Cemetery is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Cemetery

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

    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: GNIS record #645327 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: Minneota
      • County: Lyon         Elev: 341
      • Location given for GNIS #645327 (Icelandic Cemetery)

    The official website for Lyon County: www.lyonco.org/

    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 Lyon, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Icelandic Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6161, Longitude: -95.8909       In this case, the coordinates for the Icelandic Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.




 

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