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A visit to the Solway 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 Solway Cemetery ...

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

46.8083, -92.3546

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

The Solway Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County<2>.

The county seat for Saint Louis County is located in Duluth. Duluth lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Solway Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Solway Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Solway Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brevator Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Brevator Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevator Cemetery
  • Canosia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Canosia Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canosia Cemetery
  • Grand Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Grand Lake Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Cemetery
  • St. Matthew's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Matthew's Cemetery is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew's Cemetery
  • Augustana Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Augustana Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustana Cemetery
  • Hermantown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Hermantown Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermantown Cemetery
  • Finnish Apostolic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Duluth.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83736 <5>
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Sunrise Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Sunrise Memorial Park is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunrise Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Duluth.
      • The Sunrise Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Sunrise Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83661 <5>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Brevator Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Brevator Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevator Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • New Calvary Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The New Calvary Cemetery is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Calvary Cemetery
    • Oneota Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Solway Cemetery.

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

  • Adolph
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hermantown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Twig
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Twig is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twig
  • Saginaw
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Saginaw is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
  • Cloquet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Scanlon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Scanlon is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scanlon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Esko
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Proctor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Proctor is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <6>
  • Thomson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Thomson is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
    • Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
  • Oneota
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oneota is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneota
  • Carlton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • New Duluth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Duluth
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gary
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gary is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Wrenshall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Duluth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,773 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <6>
    • Brookston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Oliver
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Oliver is located in Douglas County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
    • Superior
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
    • Arnold
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Arnold is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Otter Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
    • Superior Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Superior Village is located in Douglas County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
    • Alborn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Alborn is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alborn
    • Sawyer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sawyer is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Canyon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Saunders
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Saunders is located in Douglas County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders

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 Solway Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Louis County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Solway Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Saint Louis 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 Solway Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #662491  (Solway Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #662491 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: St. Louis
      • Est. Elev: 424 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Adolph
      • Location given for Solway Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.8082749     Lon: -92.3546347
      • 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 Saint Louis, 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- Solway 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.