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The location of the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- 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 Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery

Lat:   44.6733°   (44° 40' 23")

Lon:   -94.7911°   (-94° 47' 27")

The Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery is located in Renville County<2>.

The county seat for Renville County is located in Olivia. Olivia lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission 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 Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Renville 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 Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission 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 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Hector
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hector have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
      • Hector is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <4>
    • Bird Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Lake
      • Buffalo Lake is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Lake <4>
    • Franklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairfax
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
    • Morton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <4>
    • Olivia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stewart
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
      • Stewart is located in McLeod County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • North Redwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Redwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Redwood
      • North Redwood is located in Redwood County
    • Gibbon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
      • Gibbon is located in Sibley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <4>
    • Fernando
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernando
      • Fernando is located in McLeod County
    • Redwood Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwood Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Falls
      • Redwood Falls is located in Redwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,946 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwood Falls <4>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Danube
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danube have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danube
        • Danube is located in Renville County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danube <4>
      • Morgan
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
        • Morgan is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
      • Cosmos
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cosmos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmos
        • Cosmos is located in Meeker County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cosmos <4>
      • Lake Lillian
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lillian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lillian
        • Lake Lillian is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lillian <4>
      • Delhi
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
        • Delhi is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Brownton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownton
        • Brownton is located in McLeod County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownton <4>
      • Blomkest
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blomkest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomkest
        • Blomkest is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
      • Evan
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
        • Evan is located in Brown County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Winthrop
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
        • Winthrop is located in Sibley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <4>
      • Renville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

    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 Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Renville County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Bird Island
    • Brownton
      • Brownton lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brownton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownton
    • Buffalo Lake
    • Cosmos
      • Cosmos lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cosmos.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmos
    • Danube
      • Danube lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Danube.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danube
    • Delhi
      • Delhi lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delhi.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Fairfax
      • Fairfax lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fairfax.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Franklin
      • Franklin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Franklin.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Gibbon
      • Gibbon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gibbon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
    • Hector
      • Hector lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hector.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
    • Lake Lillian
    • Morgan
      • Morgan lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Morgan.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Continue List   (6 more)
        • Morton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Morton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Olivia
        • Olivia lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olivia.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivia
      • Redwood Falls
      • Renville
        • Renville lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Renville.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renville
      • Stewart
        • Stewart lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stewart.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
      • Winthrop
        • Winthrop lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Winthrop.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Swetlanda Lutheran Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swetlanda Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swetlanda Lutheran Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swetlanda Lutheran Cemetery
    • Palmyra Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmyra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palmyra Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmyra Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Hector Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hector Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hector Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hector Cemetery
    • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John's Catholic Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    • German Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Lutheran Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bird Island Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bird Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bird Island Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bird Island Cemetery
    • St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick - Birch Cooley Cemetery
    • Finnish Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Gilbert Borth Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbert Borth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gilbert Borth Cemetery is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Borth Cemetery
      • St. Andrews Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • 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 Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • United Brethren Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The United Brethren Cemetery is located in Sibley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Brethren Cemetery
      • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Evangelical Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • 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 Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Cemetery
      • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      • Hauges Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hauges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hauges Cemetery is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hauges Cemetery
      • Brookfield Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brookfield Cemetery is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookfield Cemetery
      • Friends Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Friends Cemetery is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends 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 Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2065391  (Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2065391 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: Morton NE
      • County: Renville         Elev: 337
      • Location given for GNIS #2065391 (Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery)

    The official website for Renville County: www.co.renville.mn.us/

    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 Renville, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6733, Longitude: -94.7911       In this case, the coordinates for the Palmyra Covenant Swedish Mission 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.
    <6>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.




 

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