A visit to the Swedish 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 Swedish Cemetery ...
The Swedish Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bonar Cemetery
- The Bonar Cemetery is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonar Cemetery
- Esther Cemetery
- The Esther Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther Cemetery
- Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Miltona.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2597729 <3>
- Folden Cemetery
- The Folden Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folden Cemetery
- Free Church Cemetery
- The Free Church Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Church Cemetery
- Gausdale Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Miltona.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82854 <3>
- North Effington Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Parkers Prairie Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- St. Paul's Cemetery
- The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
- St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- St. Williams Cemetery
- The St. Williams Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Williams Cemetery
- Scribbner Cemetery
- The Scribbner Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribbner Cemetery
- Spruce Hill Cemetery
- The Spruce Hill Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill Cemetery
- Trefoldighed Menighed Cemetery
- Wrightstown Cemetery
- The Wrightstown Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Swedish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alexandria
- Belle River
- Belle River is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
- Bertha
- Brandon
- Carlos
- Clarissa
- Clitherall
- Clotho
- Clotho is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
- Deer Creek
- Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
- Eagle Bend
- Garfield
- Henning
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hewitt
- Hewitt is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Leaf City
- Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
- Millerville
- Millerville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Miltona
- Nelson
- Nelson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Nirvana
- Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
- Parkers Prairie
- Rose City
- Rose City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Urbank
- Urbank is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Vining
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 Swedish 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 Swedish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Battle Lake
- Brandon
- Browerville
- Clarissa
- Deer Creek
- Eagle Bend
- Evansville
- Henning
- Hewitt
- Osakis
- Parkers Prairie
- Verndale
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 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 Swedish 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 Swedish Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #652928 (Swedish Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #652928 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: 442 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Parkers Prairie
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Swedish Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |