A visit to the Swedish 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swedish Cemetery:
45.5161, -90.9057
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swedish Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swedish Cemetery is located in Rusk County<2>.
The county seat for Rusk County is located in Ladysmith. Ladysmith lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Swedish Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Swedish Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Swedish Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swedish Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Glenview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Glenview Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Tony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tony Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tony Cemetery
- South Lawrence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Ladysmith.
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ladysmith Cemetery
- Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88824 <5>
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Servants of Mary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old Ladysmith Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Anns Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Kennan Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Kennan Cemetery is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Catawba Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- The Catawba Cemetery is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Exeland Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- The Exeland Cemetery is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeland Cemetery
- Bruce Protestant Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Donald Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- The Donald Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Swedish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swedish Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glen Flora
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Tony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tony is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Ingram
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ingram is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Hawkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hawkins is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Ladysmith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
- Conrath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conrath is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Jump River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump River is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
- Port Arthur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
- Sheldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sheldon is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Kennan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kennan is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Bruce
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Catawba
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Apollonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Apollonia is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollonia
- Exeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Exeland is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Hughey ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hughey is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Winter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Winter is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Radisson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Radisson is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radisson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rusk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swedish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cornell
- Exeland
- Gilman
- Kennan
- Ladysmith
- Phillips
- Radisson
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Rusk 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1575174 (Swedish Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1575174 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: Rusk
- Est. Elev: 397 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big Falls Dam
- Location given for Swedish Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.5160796 Lon: -90.9056992
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Rusk, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swedish 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. |