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A visit to the Swenson 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 Swenson Cemetery ...

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

44.6456, -96.2911

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

The Swenson Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County<2>.

The county seat for Yellow Medicine County is located in Granite Falls. Granite Falls lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Swenson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Swenson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Swenson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Trinity Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Fortier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fortier Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortier Cemetery
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
  • Marble Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Marble Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Hansonville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hansonville Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansonville Cemetery
  • Porter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Porter Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
  • Wergeland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Wergeland Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wergeland Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Alta Vista Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Alta Vista Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista Cemetery
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    • Nicolai Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Nicolai Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicolai Cemetery
    • Wood Lake Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cantius Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Deuel County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Icelandic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Icelandic Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Icelandic Cemetery
    • Old Taunton Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Antelope Hills Christian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Antelope Hills Christian Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Hills Christian Cemetery
      • The Antelope Hills Christian Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Antelope Hills Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229393 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Swenson Cemetery.

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

  • Canby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Canby is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <6>
  • Porter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Hendricks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Taunton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ivanhoe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Saint Leo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Astoria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gary
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gary is located in Deuel County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <6>
  • Providence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Minneota
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Brandt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Brandt is located in Deuel County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandt <6>
  • Toronto
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Moritz
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Moritz is located in Deuel County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moritz
      • Estimated population in 2011: 13 people
    • Arco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Clear Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ghent
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • White
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • White is located in Brookings County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White <6>
    • Dawson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dawson is located in Lac qui Parle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <6>

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 Swenson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yellow Medicine County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Boyd
    • Boyd lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Swenson Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boyd.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Brandt
  • Canby
  • Clarkfield
  • Clear Lake
  • Dawson
    • Dawson lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Swenson Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dawson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
  • Gary
    • Gary lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Swenson Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gary.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Hendricks
  • Lake Benton
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Marietta
    • Minneota
    • Toronto
    • Tyler
      • Tyler lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Swenson Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tyler.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • White
      • White lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Swenson Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for White.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White

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 Swenson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Yellow Medicine 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 Swenson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2065675  (Swenson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2065675 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: Yellow Medicine
      • Est. Elev: 443 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Canby
      • Location given for Swenson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.6455556     Lon: -96.2911111
      • 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 Yellow Medicine, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swenson 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.