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A visit to the Scandia Lutheran 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 Scandia Lutheran Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scandia Lutheran Cemetery:

45.4617, -95.3439

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Scandia Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Scandia Lutheran Cemetery is located in Pope County<2>.

The county seat for Pope County is located in Glenwood. Glenwood lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the Scandia Lutheran Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Scandia Lutheran Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Scandia Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sather Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hitman Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chippewa Falls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • West Lake Johanna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Swift Falls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Swift Falls Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls Cemetery
  • Lake Ben Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lake Ben Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ben Cemetery
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
  • Nichols Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Nichols Farm Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Farm Cemetery
  • Stockholm Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Pauli Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Pauli Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauli Cemetery
  • Lake Johanna Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Lake Johanna Cemetery is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Johanna Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Barsness Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • East Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The East Zion Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Zion Cemetery
    • Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sunburg Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sunburg Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg Cemetery
    • South Lake Johanna Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Frank Lake Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Frank Lake Cemetery is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Lake Cemetery
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Sedan.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82565 <5>
    • Monson Lake Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Monson Lake Cemetery is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Lake Cemetery
    • West Norway Lake Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Donatus Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The St. Donatus Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Donatus Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity 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]<3> of the Scandia Lutheran Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scandia Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Swift Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Swift Falls is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls
  • Sunburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Sedan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sedan is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Brooten
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Brooten is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
  • Long Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 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
  • Grove Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Grove Lake is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
  • Starbuck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • De Graff
    (15 miles [24.1 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
  • Benson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Murdock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Murdock is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Belgrade
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Clontarf
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Villard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • New Prairie ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • New Prairie is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
    • Kerkhoven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lowry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Westport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Westport is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Elrosa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cyrus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

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 Scandia Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pope County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scandia Lutheran Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belgrade
  • Benson
    • Benson lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Scandia Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Brooten
    • Brooten lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Scandia Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brooten.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
  • Cyrus
    • Cyrus lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Scandia Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cyrus.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
  • Glenwood
  • Hancock
  • Kerkhoven
  • Murdock
  • New London
  • Starbuck
  • Villard
  • Westport

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 professional and volunteer 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 Scandia Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Pope 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 Scandia Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2066881  (Scandia Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2066881 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: Pope
      • Est. Elev: 365 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lake Simon
      • Location given for Scandia Lutheran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.4616667     Lon: -95.3438889
      • 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 Pope, 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- Scandia Lutheran 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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