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A visit to the Swan Lake Lutheran Church 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 Swan Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery ...

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

46.2181, -95.9661

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

The Swan Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County<2>.

The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies just to the northwest of the Swan Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Swan Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Swan Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Swan Lake Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Swan Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Cemetery
  • Sarpsborg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Sarpsborg Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarpsborg Cemetery
  • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Knollwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Knollwood Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Evangelical Lutheran Rolling Prairie Congregational Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Free Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Free Lutheran Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Lutheran Cemetery
  • Ten Mile Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Ten Mile Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile Lake Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • St. Olaf Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
  • Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Sunset Memorial Unitarian Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Aurdal Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Aurdal Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurdal Cemetery
    • Vang Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Vang Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vang Cemetery
    • Kongsberg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Kongsberg Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kongsberg Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Trinity Faith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Otto's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Otto's Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Otto's Cemetery
      • The St. Otto's Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Our Lady of Victory Cemetery
      • St. Otto's Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #381723 <5>
    • Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Aastad Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Aastad Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aastad Cemetery
    • Kvam Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Kvam Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kvam Cemetery
    • Sverdrup Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sverdrup Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sverdrup Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Swan Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery.

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

  • Dalton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Underwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fergus Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Western
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Western is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
  • Ashby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Battle Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Elizabeth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wendell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Elbow Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Melby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Melby is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
  • Maine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Maine is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
  • Edwards
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Edwards is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Thorsborg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Thorsborg is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
    • Clitherall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Erdahl
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Erdahl is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
    • Amor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Amor is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
    • Foxhome
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Nirvana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
    • Erhard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Evansville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Nashua
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Nashua is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Vining
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

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 Swan Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Otter Tail County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ashby
    • Ashby lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Swan Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ashby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
  • Barrett
    • Barrett lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Swan Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Barrett.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
  • Battle Lake
  • Campbell
    • Campbell lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Swan Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Campbell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Dalton
    • Dalton lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Swan Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dalton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Elbow Lake
  • Evansville
  • Fergus Falls
  • Foxhome
    • Foxhome lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Swan Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foxhome.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
  • Tintah
    • Tintah lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Swan Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tintah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
  • Underwood
  • Wendell
    • Wendell lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Swan Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wendell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell

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 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 Swan Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Otter Tail 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 Swan Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2072709  (Swan Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery (historical))
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2072709 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: Otter Tail
      • Est. Elev: 385 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dalton
      • Location given for Swan Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery (historical):
      • Lat: 46.2180556     Lon: -95.9661111
      • 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 Otter Tail, 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 from Point A (ie- Swan Lake Lutheran Church 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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