A visit to the Swedish Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery:
46.9653, -96.1722
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swedish Lutheran Cemetery is located in Becker County<2>.
The county seat for Becker County is located in Detroit Lakes. Detroit Lakes lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southeast of the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swedish Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Highland Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- West Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The West Salem Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem Cemetery
- Lake Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lake Park Cemetery is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park Cemetery
- Baarstad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Baarstad Cemetery is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baarstad Cemetery
- Dale Covenant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eskjo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Eskjo Cemetery is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskjo Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Larson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Atlanta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Atlanta Cemetery is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Cemetery
- Saron Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sleeper Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Sleeper Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper Cemetery
- Lysne Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lysne Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysne Cemetery
- Hawley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Hawley Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley Cemetery
- Solem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Solem Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solem Cemetery
- Houglum Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Houglum Cemetery is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houglum Cemetery
- Keene Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Keene Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene Cemetery
- Hegland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Hegland Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegland Cemetery
- Audubon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Audubon Cemetery is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Audubon Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Audubon.
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swedish Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hitterdal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hitterdal is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Lake Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ulen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hawley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Audubon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Callaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Muskoda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Muskoda is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskoda
- Flom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rollag
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rollag is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollag
- Ogema
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ogema is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Cormorant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cormorant is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormorant
- Richwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Richwood is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- White Earth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Felton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Detroit Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waubun
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Glyndon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Twin Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Twin Valley is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Bucks Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bucks Mill is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
- Borup
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Borup is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 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 Swedish Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Becker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swedish Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Audubon
- Barnesville
- Callaway
- Detroit Lakes
- Glyndon
- Hawley
- Hitterdal
- Lake Park
- Mahnomen
- Ogema
- Ogema lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogema.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
- Twin Valley
- Ulen
- Ulen lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ulen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Waubun
- White Earth
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 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Becker 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2108256 (Swedish Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2108256 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: Becker
- Est. Elev: 372 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dale
- Location given for Swedish Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 46.9652778 Lon: -96.1722222
- 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 Becker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swedish Lutheran 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. |