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A visit to the Swede 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 Swede Cemetery ...

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

37.1359, -92.2682

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

The Swede Cemetery is located in Wright County<2>.

The county seat for Wright County is located in Hartville. Hartville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Swede Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Swede Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Swede Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Willow Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Stubbs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Stubbs Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs Cemetery
  • Peachee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Peachee Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachee Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Peachee Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Mountain Grove.
  • Canada Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Canada Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Cemetery
  • Mountain Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Absher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Absher Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher Cemetery
  • Helum Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Helum Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helum Cemetery
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
  • Raney Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
  • Strunk Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Strunk Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ussery Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ussery Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ussery Cemetery
    • Spillman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Spillman Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillman Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Shores Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Shores Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shores Cemetery
    • Ryan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Ryan Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Cemetery
    • Livingston Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Livingston Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
    • Prior Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Prior Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior Cemetery
    • Clifty Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Clifty Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty Cemetery
    • Cabool Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Cabool Cemetery is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabool Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cabool Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cabool.
      • The Cabool Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cabool City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #896784 <5>
    • Cedar Bluff Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Cedar Bluff Cemetery is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff Cemetery
    • Altis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Altis Cemetery is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altis Cemetery
    • Hamilton Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jarrett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jarrett Cemetery is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett Cemetery
      • The Jarrett Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Jarrett - Hamilton Creek Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Swede Cemetery.

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

  • Mountain Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dunn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dunn is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Former name for Dunn:
    • Impo
  • Norwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cabool
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Vanzant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Vanzant is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
  • Bendavis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bendavis is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
  • Macomb
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Macomb is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
  • Graff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Graff is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
  • Sargent
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Sargent is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
  • Huggins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Huggins is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
  • Green Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Green Mountain is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
  • Drury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Drury is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Olathia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Olathia is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
    • Sterling ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sterling is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Elk Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Elk Creek is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
    • Simmons
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Simmons is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
    • Hartville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckhart
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Buckhart is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
    • Astoria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Astoria is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Mansfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Solo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Solo is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
    • Gentryville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Gentryville is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
    • Willow Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint George
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint George is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Bucyrus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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 Swede Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wright County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Swede Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Wright 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 Swede Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #727370  (Swede Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #727370 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: Wright
      • Est. Elev: 449 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mountain Grove North
      • Location given for Swede Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.1358854     Lon: -92.2682167
      • 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 Missouri's counties, including Wright, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swede 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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