A visit to the Nichols Farm 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 Nichols Farm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nichols Farm Cemetery:
45.3778, -95.2833
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nichols Farm Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nichols Farm Cemetery is located in Swift County<2>.
The county seat for Swift County is located in Benson. Benson lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Nichols Farm Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Nichols Farm Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Nichols Farm Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nichols Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Sunburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sunburg Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg Cemetery
- West Norway Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stockholm Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hitman Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monson Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Monson Lake Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Lake Cemetery
- Sather Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Frank Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Frank Lake Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Lake Cemetery
- West Lake Johanna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Scandia Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swift Falls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Swift Falls Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls Cemetery
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- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- South Lake Johanna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Johanna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauli Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauli Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauli Cemetery
- West Lake Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chippewa Falls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Church of God Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Church of God Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church of God Cemetery
- Nannestad Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Nannestad Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nannestad Cemetery
- East Norway Lake Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- First Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Colfax Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Colfax Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of New London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2428399 <5>
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] of the Nichols Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nichols Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sunburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Swift Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Swift Falls is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls
- Murdock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murdock is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Brooten
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brooten is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- De Graff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- De Graff is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Kerkhoven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sedan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sedan is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Belgrade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Belgrade is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
- Benson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pennock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pennock is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- New London
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grove Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grove Lake is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
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- Glenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Spicer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clontarf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Long Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Long Beach is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Elrosa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Starbuck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willmar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmar is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Regal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Regal is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Hawick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hawick is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawick
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 Nichols Farm 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 Nichols Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belgrade
- Benson
- Brooten
- Glenwood
- Kerkhoven
- Murdock
- New London
- Spicer
- Starbuck
- Villard
- Westport
- Willmar
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Nichols Farm 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 Nichols Farm Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2065703 (Nichols Farm Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2065703 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: 373 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Simon
- Location given for Nichols Farm Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.3777778 Lon: -95.2833333
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nichols Farm 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. |