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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:

45.0972, -95.4511

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 Chippewa County<2>.

The county seat for Chippewa County is located in Montevideo. Montevideo lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southwest 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 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 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.

  • Buffalo Lake Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Buffalo Lake Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Lake Cemetery
  • Buffalo Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Buffalo Lake Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Lake Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
  • St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Havelock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Havelock Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • St. Bridget Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The St. Bridget Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridget Cemetery
  • Molin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Molin Cemetery is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molin Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mandt Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Mandt Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandt Cemetery
    • Big Bend Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Salem Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The West Salem Cemetery is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem Cemetery
    • Big Bend Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Big Bend Cemetery is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend Cemetery
    • Original Big Bend Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Leenthrop Memorial Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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:

  • Kerkhoven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Murdock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Murdock is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Clara City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Raymond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • De Graff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • De Graff is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Maynard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Pennock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pennock is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
  • Big Bend City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Big Bend City is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend City
  • Montevideo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Prinsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Prinsburg is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prinsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Benson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Watson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Willmar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Wilmar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Wilmar is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
    • Danvers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Danvers is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Granite Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Roseland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Roseland is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Sunburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Swift Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Swift Falls is located in Swift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls
    • Svea
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Svea is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
    • Sacred Heart
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Clontarf
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Milan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Blomkest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Blomkest is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomkest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 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 Chippewa County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Benson
    • Benson lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Clara City
  • Granite Falls
  • Kerkhoven
  • Maynard
  • Milan
    • Milan lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Montevideo
  • Murdock
    • Murdock lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Murdock.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
  • Raymond
    • Raymond lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Raymond.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Renville
  • Sacred Heart
  • Watson
    • Watson lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Watson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Willmar

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 Swedish Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Chippewa 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 #2066170  (Swedish Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2066170 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: Chippewa
      • Est. Elev: 322 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kerkhoven SW
      • Location given for Swedish Lutheran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.0972222     Lon: -95.4511111
      • 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 Chippewa, 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- 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.
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