A visit to the Skandia 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 Skandia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Skandia Cemetery:
44.1672, -95.8981
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Skandia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Skandia Cemetery is located in Murray County<2>.
The county seat for Murray County is located in Slayton. Slayton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Skandia Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Skandia Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Skandia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Skandia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sillerud Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sillerud Lutheran Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sillerud Lutheran Cemetery
- The Sillerud Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sillerud Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273838 <5>
- Ellsborough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellsborough Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsborough Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- Modum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Modum Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modum Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Lake Sarah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lake Sarah Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarah Cemetery
- Opdal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Opdal Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdal Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Mission Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Mission Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Cemetery
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- Ruthton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Ruthton Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton Cemetery
- Hoiland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Hoiland Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoiland Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Highland Home Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lyons Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Currie.
- The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Currie Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267403 <5>
- Rialson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Rialson Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Skandia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Skandia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Balaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lowville is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Garvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garvin is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Russell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Ruthton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hadley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hadley is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- The Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Lakes is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
- Lake Wilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Currie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tyler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Slayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Amiret
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amiret is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Lynd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chandler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chandler is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Iona
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dovray
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dovray is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Avoca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
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 Skandia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Murray County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Skandia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Balaton
- Currie
- Holland
- Iona
- Iona lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Skandia Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iona.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Lake Benton
- Lake Wilson
- Marshall
- Russell
- Ruthton
- Slayton
- Tracy
- Tracy lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Skandia Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tracy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Tyler
- Tyler lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Skandia Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tyler.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Woodstock
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 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 Skandia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Murray 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 Skandia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #652108 (Skandia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #652108 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: Murray
- Est. Elev: 509 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Current Lake
- Location given for Skandia Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.1671857 Lon: -95.8980756
- 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 Murray, 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- Skandia 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. |