A visit to the Saint Bridget 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 St. Bridget Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Bridget Cemetery:
45.2541, -95.4745
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Bridget Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Bridget Cemetery is located in Swift County<2>.
The county seat for Swift County is located in Benson. Benson lies just to the northwest of the St. Bridget Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Bridget Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the St. Bridget Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Bridget Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975855 <5>
- Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Our Redeemer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Our Redeemer Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Redeemer Cemetery
- Molin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Molin Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molin Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benson City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Benson City Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson City Cemetery
- Frank Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Frank Lake Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Lake Cemetery
- St. Pauli Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauli Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauli Cemetery
- Six Mile Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
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- Hillside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Buffalo Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Buffalo Lake Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Lake Cemetery
- Buffalo Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Buffalo Lake Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Lake Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Lake Hazel Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Erickson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Erickson Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erickson Cemetery
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Monson Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Monson Lake Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Lake Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Swift Falls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Swift Falls Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Bridget Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Bridget Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- De Graff
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- De Graff is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Murdock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Murdock is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Benson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kerkhoven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swift Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Swift Falls is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls
- Clontarf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Danvers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Danvers is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Big Bend City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend City is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend City
- Pennock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pennock is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Raymond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clara City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Holloway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Holloway is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Hancock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Watson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Willmar
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmar
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmar is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Montevideo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brooten
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brooten is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Sedan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sedan is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- New Prairie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Prairie is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
- Spicer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New London
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Starbuck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
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 St. Bridget 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 St. Bridget Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benson
- Brooten
- Clara City
- Hancock
- Kerkhoven
- Maynard
- Milan
- Milan lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Bridget Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Montevideo
- Murdock
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Raymond
- Spicer
- Starbuck
- Watson
- Willmar
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 St. Bridget 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 St. Bridget Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #650539 (Saint Bridget Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650539 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: 323 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: De Graff
- Location given for Saint Bridget Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.2541268 Lon: -95.4744731
- 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 '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- St. Bridget 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. |
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