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A visit to the Swedish Mission 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 Mission Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swedish Mission Cemetery:

45.8689, -94.5817

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

The Swedish Mission Cemetery is located in Morrison County<2>.

The county seat for Morrison County is located in Little Falls. Little Falls lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Swedish Mission Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Swedish Mission Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Swedish Mission Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Spring Brook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Spring Brook Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook Cemetery
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Covenant Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Upsala.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83420 <5>
  • Ed Cash Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Ed Cash Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ed Cash Cemetery
  • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • G A R Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The G A R Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G A R Cemetery
  • Upsala Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Upsala Cemetery is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsala Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Danish Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Free Evangelical Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Edward's Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Flensburg.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83223 <5>
    • Swanville St. Peter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Old St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Stanislaus Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery East
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Swedish Mission Cemetery.

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

  • Upsala
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Elmdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmdale is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Swanville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Burtrum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sobieski
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sobieski is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
  • Flensburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Flensburg is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flensburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Pillsbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pillsbury is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
  • Grey Eagle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bowlus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Holdingford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Rosa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Rosa is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Saint Anthony
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Saint Anthony is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • North Prairie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • North Prairie is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
    • Little Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Opole
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Opole is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
    • Royalton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Freeport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Randall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Long Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Albany
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Belle Prairie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Belle Prairie is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
    • Melrose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Wendel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel

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 Mission Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morrison County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Albany
  • Bowlus
    • Bowlus lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Swedish Mission Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bowlus.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlus
  • Freeport
  • Grey Eagle
  • Holdingford
  • Little Falls
  • Long Prairie
  • Melrose
  • Randall
    • Randall lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Swedish Mission Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Randall.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
  • Rice
    • Rice lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Swedish Mission Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rice.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
  • Royalton
  • Upsala

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 Mission Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Morrison 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 Mission Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2068614  (Swedish Mission Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2068614 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: Morrison
      • Est. Elev: 380 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Upsala
      • Location given for Swedish Mission Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.8688889     Lon: -94.5816667
      • 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 Morrison, 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 from Point A (ie- Swedish Mission 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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