A visit to the West Salem 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 West Salem Cemetery ...
The West Salem Cemetery is located in Swift County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Church of God Cemetery
- The Church of God Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church of God Cemetery
- East Norway Lake Lutheran Cemetery
- Endresen Cemetery
- The Endresen Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endresen Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- First Lutheran Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Lake Florida Cemetery
- The Lake Florida Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Florida Cemetery
- Lunby Cemetery
- The Lunby Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunby Cemetery
- Mamrelund Lutheran Cemetery
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- Monson Lake Cemetery
- The Monson Lake Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Lake Cemetery
- Nannestad Cemetery
- The Nannestad Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nannestad Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975855 <2>
- St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Vikor Lutheran Church Cemetery
- West Lake Lutheran Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the West Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Belgrade
- Belgrade is located in Stearns County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
- Benson
- Blomkest
- Blomkest is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomkest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Clara City
- De Graff
- De Graff is located in Swift County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Kandiyohi
- Kandiyohi is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kandiyohi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Kerkhoven
- Murdock
- Murdock is located in Swift County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- New London
- Pennock
- Pennock is located in Kandiyohi County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Prinsburg
- Prinsburg is located in Kandiyohi County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Raymond
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- Roseland
- Roseland is located in Kandiyohi County
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- Spicer
- Sunburg
- Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Svea
- Svea is located in Kandiyohi County
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- Swift Falls
- Swift Falls is located in Swift County
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- Willmar
- Wilmar
- Wilmar is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
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 West Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Swift County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atwater
- Belgrade
- Benson
- Brooten
- Clara City
- Kerkhoven
- Maynard
- Murdock
- New London
- Raymond
- Spicer
- Willmar
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 West Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Swift 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 West Salem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #654005 (West Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #654005 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: Swift
- Est. Elev: 343 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kerkhoven
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Swift, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Salem Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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