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A visit to the Spring Creek 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 Spring Creek Cemetery ...

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

45.3689, -95.3367

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

The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Swift County<2>.

The county seat for Swift County is located in Benson. Benson lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Spring Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Spring Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Spring Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Nichols Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Nichols Farm Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Farm Cemetery
  • Frank Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Frank Lake Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Lake Cemetery
  • Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sather Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Swift Falls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Swift Falls Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls Cemetery
  • St. Pauli Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The St. Pauli Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauli Cemetery
  • Monson Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Monson Lake Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Lake Cemetery
  • Hitman Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • West Norway Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sunburg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Sunburg Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg Cemetery
  • Stockholm Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Scandia Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • West Lake Johanna Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Lake Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • South Lake Johanna Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Johanna Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lake Johanna Cemetery is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Johanna Cemetery
    • Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Hazel Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • St. Bridget Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Bridget Cemetery is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridget Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Church of God Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Church of God Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church of God Cemetery
    • Nannestad Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Nannestad Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nannestad Cemetery
    • Chippewa Falls Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Spring Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Sunburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Swift Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Swift Falls is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls
  • De Graff
    (9 miles [14.5 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
  • Murdock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Murdock is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Kerkhoven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Benson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Brooten
    (14 miles [22.5 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
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sedan is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Clontarf
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Pennock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pennock is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
  • Belgrade
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
  • New London
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Starbuck
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Grove Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Grove Lake is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
    • Glenwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Long Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • Danvers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Danvers is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Spicer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Spicer is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spicer <6>
    • Willmar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilmar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilmar is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
    • New Prairie ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • New Prairie is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
    • Elrosa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Villard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Hancock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Raymond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lowry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hawick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hawick is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawick
    • Regal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Regal is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 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 Spring Creek 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 Spring Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belgrade
  • Benson
    • Benson lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Spring Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Brooten
  • Glenwood
  • Hancock
  • Kerkhoven
  • Murdock
    • Murdock lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Spring Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Murdock.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
  • New London
  • Raymond
  • Spicer
    • Spicer lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Spring Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Spicer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
  • Starbuck
  • Villard
  • Willmar

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Spring Creek 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 Spring Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2065701  (Spring Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2065701 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: 361 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: De Graff SE
      • Location given for Spring Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.3688889     Lon: -95.3366667
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spring Creek 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.