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Swift
County |
Appleton
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Appleton City Cemetery | Township
Appleton | City
Appleton | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T120N - R43W | Section
NESE 22 |
Latitude
45.1856N | Longitude
-96.0208W | USGS
7.5 map Appleton | Cemetery
type City | Established
|
Driving
Directions South of city of Appleton, W side of Hwy 119 |
Notes
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St
John's Catholic Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Saint John's Catholic Cemetery | Township
Appleton | City
Appleton | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address 450 S Gaulke St |
Township-Range T120N - R43W | Section
NESW 14 |
Latitude 451230N | Longitude
0950040W | USGS 7.5
map Appleton | Cemetery
type Church | Established
|
Driving
Directions |
Notes
Expect confusion among three St Johns cemeteries in the county, as well as with
St Joseph's -- no St Joseph's church appears in phone directory or TopoZone. Be
sure to specify township. |
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Erickson
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Lake Hassel Cemetery | Township
Benson | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T122N - R39W | Section
SENW 18 |
Latitude
452238N | Longitude
0953658W | USGS 7.5
map Benson | Cemetery
type Abandoned | Established
|
Driving
Directions |
Notes
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| Transcription
Date | Transcriber
Blanche Goulet, Mildred Torgerson | Location
of Original Swift County Historical Society Museum | Title
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| Publication
Date | Publisher
| Publisher
Location | Page
Numbers |
| MGS
Call Number |
MHS Call Number | LDS
Call Number |
|
Notes |
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Lake Hazel Lutheran
Cemetery (new) | Alternate
name[s] Lake Hassel Cemetery | Township
Benson | City
Benson | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T122N - R39W | Section
SENW 10 |
Latitude
452326N | Longitude
0953311W | USGS 7.5
map Lake Hazel |
Cemetery type Church | Established
1877 |
Driving
Directions East of Lake Hassel, may be on E side of road |
Notes
In use 1977 |
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Lake
Hazel Lutheran Cemetery (old) | Alternate
name[s] Benson Cemetery, Lake Hassel Cemetery | Township
Benson | City
Benson | Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-
Range T122N - R39W | Section
NWNE 15 |
Latitude
452258N | Longitude
0953302W | USGS 7.5
map Lake Hazel | Cemetery
type Church | Established
1877 |
Driving
Directions Closer to Lake Moore than to Lake Hassel |
Notes
"Bodies moved 1934 to Lake Hazel Ch Cem" (Minnesota Cemetery Locations, p.199) |
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Shepherd of the
Hills Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Saint Pauli Lutheran Cemetery, St Pauli, Swenoda Cemetery | Township
Camp Lake | City
Swift Falls | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address 440 90th Ave NE | Township-Range
T122N - R38W | Section
SWNW 22 |
Latitude
452154N | Longitude
0952603W | USGS
7.5 map De Graff | Cemetery
type Church | Established
1870 |
Driving
Directions |
Notes In poor condition in 1936. Reorganized 1966 as Shepherd of
the Hills, 201 Falcon Ave, Benson, MN 56215-1275, tel (320) 843-3408 |
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| Transcription
Date 23 Jun 1977 | Transcriber
Blanche Goulet, Mildred Torgerson | Location
of Original Swift County Historical Society Museum | Title
|
|
Publication Date | Publisher
| Publisher
Location | Page
Numbers |
| MGS
Call Number | MHS
Call Number | LDS
Call Number |
| Notes
|
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Swift
Falls Lutheran Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] | Township
Camp Lake | City
Swift Falls | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address 785 110th Ave NE | Township-Range
T122N - R38W | Section
SESE 03 |
Latitude
452356N | Longitude
0952526W | USGS 7.5
map Swift Falls |
Cemetery type Church | Established
1872 |
Driving
Directions May be East of town and North of County Park |
Notes
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Mission
Friends Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] |
Township Cashel | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T120N - R39W | Section
Section 07 |
Latitude
| Longitude
| USGS 7.5
map | Cemetery
type Church | Established
1896 |
Driving
Directions |
Notes
Opened by Mission Friends Swedish Church; abandoned in 1932. One marked grave
and several unmarked. Unable to confirm if this is same as Molin Cem |
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Molin Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Swift County Cemetery | Township
Cashel | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T120N - R39W | Section
SESE 07 |
Latitude
451239N | Longitude
0953539W | USGS 7.5
map Gracelock NE | Cemetery
type Abandoned | Established
|
Driving
Directions |
Notes
"Bodies moved to Benson City Cem. 1985" (Minnesota Cemetery Locations, p.199).
Unable to confirm if this is same as Mission Friends Cem. Only guessing it might
have been near School No 2193. |
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| Transcription
Date 14 Jun 1977 | Transcriber
Blanche Goulet, Mildred Torgerson | Location
of Original Swift County Historical Society Museum | Title
Prairieland Register, Vol 1, #4 |
| Publication
Date Fall 1977 | Publisher
Southwest History Center | Publisher
Location Marshall, MN | Page
Numbers |
| MGS
Call Number | MHS
Call Number | LDS
Call Number |
| Notes
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Clontarf
Twp Unnamed Section 10 | Alternate
name[s] Clontarf Cemetery | Township
Clontarf | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T122N - R40W | Section
SENW 10 |
Latitude
452312N | Longitude
0954045W | USGS 7.5
map Clontarf N |
Cemetery type Abandoned | Established
|
Driving Directions Not shown on TopoZone map |
Notes "Not found"
(Minnesota Cemetery Locations, p.200) |
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Clontarf
Twp Unnamed Section 18 | Alternate
name[s] Clontarf Cemetery | Township
Clontarf | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T122N - R40W | Section
SENW 18 |
Latitude
452237N | Longitude
0954414W | USGS 7.5
map Clontarf N |
Cemetery type Abandoned | Established
|
Driving Directions Not shown on TopoZone map |
Notes "Not found"
(Minnesota Cemetery Locations, p.200). Any chance this is actually West Salem
cemetery, in sec 13? |
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St
Malachy Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Saint Malachy Catholic Cemetery, St Malacky Cemetery | Township
Clontarf | City
Clontarf | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address 870 40th St NW | Township-Range
T122N - R40W | Section
SENE 16 |
Latitude
45.3778N | Longitude
-95.6864W | USGS
7.5 map Clontarf N | Cemetery
type Church | Established
1877 |
Driving
Directions West of Clontarf |
Notes
Other source listed SENW corner of sec 16 |
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Calvary Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Calvary Lutheran Cemetery | Township
Dublin | City
| Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T120N - R38W | Section
NESW 12 |
Latitude
45.2175N | Longitude
-95.3794W | USGS
7.5 map Murdock | Cemetery
type Church | Established
|
Driving
Directions SE of Murdock, N of US Hwy 12 |
Notes Unable
to confirm whether this is same as Fredhems Swedish Luth Cem |
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Fredhems Swedish
Lutheran Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] | Township
Dublin | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T120N - R38W | Section
Section 12 |
Latitude
| Longitude
| USGS 7.5
map Murdock | Cemetery
type Church | Established
1906 |
Driving
Directions |
Notes
Unable to confirm whether this is same as Calvary Cem |
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Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Murdock Cemetery | Township
Dublin | City
Murdock | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address 765 110th Ave SE | Township-Range
T120N - R38W | Section
SWSE 02 |
Latitude
451340N | Longitude
0952354W | USGS 7.5
map Murdock | Cemetery
type Church | Established
|
Driving Directions On W edge of Murdock N of US Hwy 12 and RR tracks |
Notes
Sacred Heart Cath Ch, 203 Orleans St, Murdock, MN 56271, tel (320) 875-2451; Sacred
Heart Rectory/Ronald Huberty @ 214 Main Ave, Murdock, MN 56271, tel (320) 875-2246 |
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Baptist Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] First Baptist Cemetery | Township
Edison | City
Holloway | Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T120N - R42W | Section
SENE 04 |
Latitude
451355N | Longitude
0955512W | USGS 7.5
map Milan NW | Cemetery
type Church | Established
|
Driving
Directions Would appear to be SSW of Holloway "Located on a hill
on former John Beyer farm; last burial 1898. Try Milan NW Baptist Cem" (Minnesota
Cemetery Locations, p.199). Expect confusion with First Baptist Cem of Holloway. |
Notes
May be confused with First Baptist Cem of Holloway in Moyer Twp. May instead appear
in Moyer quadrant map. |
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St
Joseph's Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Rudnick Cemetery, Saint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery | Township
Edison | City
| Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address |
Township-Range T120N - R42W | Section
SWSW 23 |
Latitude 45.1839N | Longitude
-95.8981W | USGS
7.5 map Milan NW | Cemetery
type Church | Established
|
Driving
Directions South of Holloway, E side of rd, N of School No 2225 |
Notes
Unable to confirm whether there is a separate Rudnick cemetery. Other source listed
NWSW sec 23 |
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| Transcription
Date 18 Jul 1978 | Transcriber
Arthur Louis Finnell | Location
of Original |
Title Minnesota Genealogist |
| Publication
Date | Publisher
Minnesota Genealogical Society | Publisher
Location Golden Valley, MN | Page
Numbers |
| MGS
Call Number MN Cem 5.8 V. 1 | MHS
Call Number | LDS
Call Number |
| Notes
|
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Evangelical
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Fairfield Cemetery, Kohler-Lang Cemetery | Township
Fairfield | City
| Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-
Range T122N - R42W | Section
SESE 32 |
Latitude
45.3261N | Longitude
-95.9539W | USGS
7.5 map Hancock SW | Cemetery
type Church | Established
|
Driving
Directions East of river, if N side of rd then Fairfield Twp, if
S side of rd, then in Moyer Twp. |
Notes
Appears on TopoZone map to be across rd from sec 32, actually Moyer Twp sec NENE
05. Does August 17, 1977 mean anything? |
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Transcription Date 17 Aug 1977 | Transcriber
Blanche Goulet, Mildred Torgerson | Location
of Original Swift County Historical Society Museum | Title
Prairieland Register, Vol 4, #4 |
| Publication
Date Fall 1980 | Publisher
Southwest History Center | Publisher
Location Marshall, MN | Page
Numbers |
| MGS
Call Number | MHS
Call Number | LDS
Call Number |
| Notes
|
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Fairfield
Twp Abandoned Sec 31 | Alternate
name[s] Graves, Berry, Boyer, Kole, Reed, Underwood | Township
Fairfield | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address |
Township-Range T122N - R42W | Section
NWNE 31 |
Latitude 452011N | Longitude
0955902W | USGS 7.5
map Hancock SW | Cemetery
type Abandoned | Established
1870 |
Driving
Directions West of Pomme de Terre River |
Notes |
|
Fairfield Twp
Abandoned Sec 32 | Alternate
name[s] Graves, Beyer, Jones, Risch, Underwood | Township
Fairfield | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-
Range T122N - R42W | Section
SWSW 32 |
Latitude
451941N | Longitude
0955820W | USGS 7.5
map Hancock SW | Cemetery
type Abandoned | Established
|
Driving
Directions West of Pomme de Terre River |
Notes Per WPA
records, located on Wilhelm C. Risch farm. About 7 graves, 3 stones; no road or
path leading to cemetery. Markers include Beyer, Underwood, Jones. |
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St Johns Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Old Ohio Synod Cemetery, Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery | Township
Fairfield | City
Benson | Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address |
Township-Range T122N - R42W | Section
NENE 30 |
Latitude 45.3539N | Longitude
-95.9742W | USGS
7.5 map Hancock SW | Cemetery
type Church | Established
|
Driving
Directions East side of rd, W of Pomme de Terre River |
Notes
Abandoned per Vaala Funeral Home. Expect confusion among three St Johns cemeteries
in the county; be sure to specify township. |
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| Transcription
Date | Transcriber
| Location
of Original | Title
|
| Publication
Date | Publisher
| Publisher
Location | Page
Numbers |
| MGS
Call Number | MHS
Call Number | LDS
Call Number |
| Notes
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Trinity
Lutheran Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] |
Township Fairfield | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T122N - R42W | Section
SWSE 28 |
Latitude
452028N | Longitude
-955630W | USGS 7.5
map Hancock SW | Cemetery
type Church | Established
|
Driving
Directions North of County Road, West of access road, NE of church |
Notes
Expect confusion between two Trinity cemeteries. |
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Hillcrest Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] West Lake Cemetery | Township
Hayes | City
| Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T121N - R37W | Section
NWSE 14 |
Latitude
45.2892N | Longitude
-95.2853W | USGS
7.5 map De Graff SE | Cemetery
type | Established
|
Driving
Directions East side of rd |
Notes
|
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Monson
Lake Lutheran Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Hayes Cemetery | Township
Hayes | City
Sunburg | Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T121N - R37W | Section
SENE 02 |
Latitude
451906N | Longitude
0951639W | USGS 7.5
map | Cemetery
type Church | Established
|
Driving
Directions |
Notes
|
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Good
Shepherd Lutheran Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Dry Wood Cemetery, Drywood Cemetery | Township
Hegbert | City
| Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-
Range T122N - R43W | Section
SESE 08 |
Latitude
452306N | Longitude
0960441W | USGS 7.5
map Dry Wood Lake | Cemetery
type Church | Established
|
Driving
Directions North side of rd, West of church |
Notes Another
source lists sec SESE 08 |
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Hegbert
Township Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] |
Township Hegbert | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T122N - R43W | Section
SWNW 27 |
Latitude
452056N | Longitude
0960321W | USGS 7.5
map Lake Oliver | Cemetery
type Abandoned | Established
|
Driving
Directions |
Notes
|
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Long
Lake Lutheran Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] | Township
Hegbert | City
| Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T122N - R43W | Section
SWNW 28 |
Latitude
452056N | Longitude
0960434W | USGS 7.5
map Lake Oliver | Cemetery
type Church | Established
|
Driving
Directions East side of rd, North of church |
Notes |
| |
| Transcription
Date 3 Aug 1977 | Transcriber
Blanche Goulet, Mildred Torgerson | Location
of Original Swift County Historical Society Museum | Title
|
| Publication
Date | Publisher
| Publisher
Location | Page
Numbers |
| MGS
Call Number | MHS
Call Number | LDS
Call Number |
| Notes
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St
Agnes Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Saint Agnes Catholic Cemetery | Township
Hegbert | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T122N - R43W | Section
NWNE 13 |
Latitude
452259N | Longitude
0960004W | USGS 7.5
map Dry Wood Lake | Cemetery
type Church | Established
1879 |
Driving Directions Probably on South side of rd next to church |
Notes
Owned by St Agnes Roman Cath. Ch. Named for Mrs. John Conley of Mpls. Mr. McGuire,
founder of Land 'O Lakes Co. buried here. |
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| Transcription
Date 3 Aug 1977 | Transcriber
Blanche Goulet, Mildred Torgerson | Location
of Original Swift County Historical Society Museum | Title
Prairieland Register, Vol 2, #2 |
|
Publication Date March 1978 | Publisher
Southwest History Center |
Publisher Location Marshall, MN | Page
Numbers |
| MGS
Call Number | MHS
Call Number | LDS
Call Number |
| Notes
|
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Waldum
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] | Township
Hegbert | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T122N - R43W | Section
SWSE 18 |
Latitude
45.370N | Longitude
-96.103W | USGS 7.5
map Lake Oliver | Cemetery
type | Established
|
Driving
Directions North of Road, East of Artichoke Creek |
Notes
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| Transcription
Date 3 Aug 1977 | Transcriber
Blanche Goulet, Mildred Torgerson | Location
of Original Swift County Historical Society Museum | Title
Prairieland Register, Vol 4, #4, pp 91-92 |
| Publication Date
Fall 1980 | Publisher
Southwest History Center | Publisher
Location Marshall, MN | Page
Numbers |
| MGS
Call Number | MHS
Call Number | LDS
Call Number |
| Notes
|
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Frank
Lake Covenant Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] | Township
Kerkhoven | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T122N - R37W | Section
SESE 31 |
Latitude
451934N | Longitude
0952136W | USGS 7.5
map De Graff SE |
Cemetery type Church | Established
|
Driving
Directions East of North end of Lake Frank, North of rd, East of
church |
Notes
1936 MN Dept of Highways township map locates in sec 32 SWSW |
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Nichols Farm | Alternate
name[s] Lake Simon Cemetery |
Township Kerkhoven | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T122N - R37W | Section
Section 14 |
Latitude
| Longitude
| USGS 7.5
map De Graff | Cemetery
type Abandoned | Established
|
Driving
Directions |
Notes
Located between farm's two driveways; overgrown. |
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| Transcription
Date Summer 1977 | Transcriber
Blanche Goulet, Mildred Torgerson | Location
of Original Swift County Historical Society Museum | Title
Prairieland Register, Vol 4, #4 |
| Publication
Date | Publisher
Southwest History Center | Publisher
Location Marshall, MN | Page
Numbers |
| MGS
Call Number | MHS
Call Number | LDS
Call Number |
| Notes
|
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Spring
Creek Lutheran Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Hope Lutheran Cemetery | Township
Kerkhoven | City
Sunburg | Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T122N - R37W | Section
NWNW 21 |
Latitude
452208N | Longitude
0952013W | USGS 7.5
map De Graff SE | Cemetery
type Church | Established
|
Driving Directions NE of intersection across rd from church |
Notes
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| Transcription
Date 12 Jul 1977 | Transcriber
Blanche Goulet, Mildred Torgerson | Location
of Original | Title
|
| Publication
Date | Publisher
| Publisher
Location | Page
Numbers |
| MGS
Call Number | MHS
Call Number | LDS
Call Number |
| Notes
|
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Bethesda
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery | Township
Kildare | City
Murdock | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address 700 Main St | Township-Range
T121N - R38W | Section
NENE 24 |
Latitude
451654N | Longitude
0952252W | USGS 7.5
map Murdock | Cemetery
type Church | Established
|
Driving Directions South side of rd, West of church |
Notes
|
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Kildare
Twp Unnamed Section 31 | Alternate
name[s] Kildare Cemetery | Township
Kildare | City
De Graff | Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T121N - R38W | Section
SESW 31 |
Latitude
451423N | Longitude
0952930W | USGS 7.5
map Murdock |
Cemetery type Abandoned | Established
|
Driving Directions |
Notes
Appeared on 1936 MN Dept of Highways township map |
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St Bridget Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] St Bridget's Cemetery, Saint Bridget Catholic Cemetery | Township
Kildare | City
De Graff | Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address 685 50th St SE | Township-Range
T121N - R38W | Section
SESW 29 |
Latitude
45.2542N | Longitude
-95.4742W | USGS
7.5 map De Graff | Cemetery
type Church | Established
1875 |
Driving
Directions SSW of DeGraff, North of rd |
Notes |
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Church of the
Visitation Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Visitation Catholic Cemetery, Evangelical? | Township
Marysland | City
Danvers | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address 201 Co Rd 14 | Township-Range
T121N - R41W | Section
SESE 13 |
Latitude
451702N | Longitude
0954454W | USGS 7.5
map Clontarf S | Cemetery
type Church | Established
|
Driving
Directions West of cty rd, North of US Hwy 12 |
Notes |
|
First Baptist
Cemetery - Holloway | Alternate
name[s] Beyer Cemetery, Milan? | Township
Moyer | City
Holloway | Active/Inactive
? |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T121N - R42W | Section
SESE 34 |
Latitude
451439N | Longitude
0955555W | USGS 7.5
map Milan NW |
Cemetery type Church | Established
|
Driving
Directions West of Holloway between hwy & RR tracks |
Notes
Expect confusion with Baptist Cem Edison Twp. Another source lists sec 33. |
|
Immanuel Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] |
Township Moyer | City
| Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T121N - R42W | Section
SWNW 26 |
Latitude
45.2611N | Longitude
-95.9117W | USGS
7.5 map Hancock SW | Cemetery
type Church | Established
|
Driving
Directions North of Holloway along East side of US Hwy 59 |
Notes
Expect confusion between two Immanuel cemeteries |
|
Moyer Township Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Graves, Boyle, Dornfield, Kerr, Smith | Township
Moyer | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-
Range T121N - R42W | Section
SWSE 18 |
Latitude
451703N | Longitude
0955856W | USGS 7.5
map Hancock SW | Cemetery
type Abandoned | Established
1887 |
Driving
Directions West of Pomme de Terre River, North of roadside park |
Notes
Started by Morrel Smith, Joe Kerr, Thomas Boyle but not kept up. About 20 graves.
Names include Kerr, Dornfield (last burial in 1921.) Note TopoZone shows another
"Graves" in section 31 NWNE |
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| Transcription
Date | Transcriber
Blanche Goulet, Mildred Torgerson | Location
of Original Swift County Historical Society Museum | Title
Prairieland Register, Vol 2, #2, p 20 |
| Publication Date
March 1978 | Publisher
Southwest History Center | Publisher
Location Marshall, MN | Page
Numbers |
| MGS
Call Number | MHS
Call Number | LDS
Call Number |
| Notes
|
|
Smith
Kepner | Alternate
name[s] Kepner Smith |
Township Moyer | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T121N - R42W | Section
SWSE 04 |
Latitude
45.312N | Longitude
-95.941W | USGS 7.5
map Hancock SW | Cemetery
type Abandoned | Established
|
Driving
Directions North of rd, East of river |
Notes Abandoned.
Funeral home lists this in Fairfield Twp sec 32 |
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| Transcription
Date | Transcriber
| Location
of Original | Title
|
| Publication
Date | Publisher
| Publisher
Location |
Page Numbers |
| MGS
Call Number | MHS
Call Number | LDS
Call Number |
| Notes
|
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St
Johns Lutheran Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Saint Johns Cemetery | Township
Moyer | City
| Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T121N - R42W | Section
SWNW 12 |
Latitude
451819N | Longitude
0955328W | USGS 7.5
map Hancock SW | Cemetery
type Church | Established
|
Driving
Directions West side of rd, North of church |
Notes Expect
confusion among three St Johns cemeteries in county; be sure to specify township |
| |
| Transcription Date
17 Aug 1977 | Transcriber
Blanche Goulet, Mildred Torgerson | Location
of Original Swift County Historical Society Museum | Title
Prairieland Register, Vol 2, #3 |
| Publication
Date Jun 1978 | Publisher
Southwest History Center | Publisher
Location Marshall, MN | Page
Numbers |
| MGS
Call Number | MHS
Call Number | LDS
Call Number |
| Notes
|
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Hillside
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Kerkhoven City Cemetery | Township
Pillsbury | City
Kerkhoven | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T120N - R37W | Section
NESE 21 |
Latitude
45.1861N | Longitude
-95.3086W | USGS
7.5 map Kerkhoven | Cemetery
type | Established
|
Driving
Directions South of east boundary of Kerkhoven, South of US Hwy 12
& RR tracks, West side of rd |
Notes
|
|
Pillsbury
Twp Unnamed Section 12 | Alternate
name[s] Pillsbury Cemetery, Pennock? | Township
Pillsbury | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-
Range T120N - R37W | Section
SESE 12 |
Latitude
451240N | Longitude
0951451W | USGS 7.5
map Pennock | Cemetery
type Abandoned | Established
|
Driving
Directions |
Notes
Appeared on 1936 MN Dept of Highways township map. "Not found." (Minnesota Cemetery
Locations, p.199) |
|
West
Salem Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] |
Township Pillsbury | City
| Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T120N - R37W | Section
SESW 13 |
Latitude
45.1967N | Longitude
-95.2572W | USGS
7.5 map Kerkhoven | Cemetery
type | Established
|
Driving
Directions East of Kerkhoven, North side of road near T-intersection
with N-S road |
Notes
|
|
Immanuel
Lutheran Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Shible Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery | Township
Shible | City
Holloway | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-
Range T121N - R43W | Section
NESE 11 |
Latitude
45.3040W | Longitude
-96.0150W | USGS
7.5 map Lake Oliver | Cemetery
type Church | Established
|
Driving
Directions West side of rd, North of church |
Notes Expect
confusion between two Immanuel cemeteries. Shible Immanuel Luth Ch, Appleton,
MN 56208, tel (320) 394-2358 |
|
Six
Mile Grove Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Six Mile Grove Lutheran Cemetery | Township
Six Mile Grove | City
Benson | Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-
Range T121N - R40W | Section
NENE 34 |
Latitude
45.2525N | Longitude
-95.6658W | USGS
7.5 map Clontarf S | Cemetery
type | Established
|
Driving
Directions SW of city of Benson, West of rd |
Notes |
| |
| Transcription
Date 26 Jul 1977 | Transcriber
Blanche Goulet, Mildred Torgerson | Location
of Original Swift County Historical Society Museum | Title
|
| Publication
Date | Publisher
| Publisher
Location | Page
Numbers |
| MGS
Call Number | MHS
Call Number | LDS
Call Number |
| Notes
|
|
Big
Bend Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Mandt Cemetery, Hill Cemetery, Big Ben Cemetery | Township
Swenoda | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-
Range T120N - R40W | Section
SWNE 28 |
Latitude
451025N | Longitude
0954103W | USGS 7.5
map Gracelock NW | Cemetery
type Church | Established
1883 |
Driving
Directions East side of rd |
Notes
Deeded to Big Bend congregation by Andrew Swan (Svaleson). About 25 burials. Big
Bend Lutheran Church is in Chippewa Co. Unable to confirm whether this is same
as Swenoda Cem. |
|
|
| Transcription
Date 27 Jun 1977 | Transcriber
Blanche Goulet, Mildred Torgerson | Location
of Original Swift County Historical Society Museum | Title
Prairieland Register, Vol 1, #4, p 41 |
| Publication
Date Fall 1977 | Publisher
Southwest History Center | Publisher
Location Marshall, MN | Page
Numbers |
| MGS
Call Number | MHS
Call Number | LDS
Call Number |
| Notes
|
|
Swenoda
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Abandoned Cemetery, Swenoda Township Cemetery | Township
Swenoda | City
Benson | Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-
Range T120N - R40W | Section
SWNE 28 |
Latitude
| Longitude
| USGS 7.5
map | Cemetery
type Abandoned | Established
|
Driving
Directions |
Notes
Records with Rev. C. S. Jensen, Big Bend, MN per Robert J Howard, Oct. 19, 1938.
Unable to confirm whether this is same as Big Bend Cem. |
| |
| Transcription
Date |
Transcriber | Location
of Original | Title
|
| Publication
Date | Publisher
| Publisher
Location | Page
Numbers |
| MGS
Call Number | MHS
Call Number | LDS
Call Number |
| Notes
|
|
Trinity
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Trefoldighed Minighed Cemetery, Trinity Lutheran Cemetery | Township
Swenoda | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address |
Township-Range T120N - R40W | Section
NENW 10 |
Latitude 45 13.43N | Longitude
095 40.09W | USGS
7.5 map Gracelock NW | Cemetery
type Abandoned | Established
|
Driving
Directions South of rd, West of church |
Notes Appeared
on 1936 MN Dept of Highways township map. Expect confusion between two Trinity
cemeteries. |
| |
| Transcription
Date 14 Jun 1977 | Transcriber
Blanche Goulet, Mildred Torgerson | Location
of Original Swift County Historical Society Museum | Title
|
| Publication
Date | Publisher
| Publisher
Location | Page
Numbers |
| MGS
Call Number | MHS
Call Number | LDS
Call Number |
| Notes
|
|
Benson
Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Benson City Cemetery, Protestant Cemetery | Township
Torning | City
Benson | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-
Range T121N - R39W | Section
SWNW 05 |
Latitude
451912N | Longitude
0953607W | USGS 7.5
map Benson | Cemetery
type City | Established
|
Driving
Directions North edge of town just West of rd and between high school
and North Side School |
Notes
Another source lists sec 6 |
|
Our
Redeemers Lutheran Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] Our Redeemer Cemetery | Township
Torning | City
Benson | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T121N - R39W | Section
NENW 08 |
Latitude
45.3100N | Longitude
-95.5928W | USGS
7.5 map Benson | Cemetery
type Church | Established
|
Driving Directions East of Benson city limits, slightly NNW of Our
Redeemer Church, South side of rd West of RR tracks |
Notes Extends
into section NWNE 08. Another source lists sec 6 |
| |
| Transcription
Date |
Transcriber | Location
of Original Minnesota Historical Society |
Title Parish records, 1860-1971 microfilm, 4 reels |
| Publication
Date 1978 | Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society | Publisher
Location St Paul, MN | Page
Numbers |
| MGS
Call Number | MHS
Call Number | LDS
Call Number |
| Notes
Parish registers, historical data, minute books, records of the ladies aid and
other women's organizations, cemetery records, and miscellany of five Norwegian
Evangelical Lutheran churches in Benson (city and township), Six Mile Grove Township,
and Swenoda Township in Swift County, which were the predecessors of the present
Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church. |
|
St
Francis Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] St Francis Xavier Cemetery, Saint Francis Catholic Cemetery | Township
Torning | City
Benson | Active/Inactive
A |
Street
Address 508 13th St N | Township-Range
T121N - R39W | Section
SENE 05 |
Latitude
45.3214N | Longitude
-95.5833W | USGS
7.5 map Benson | Cemetery
type Church | Established
|
Driving
Directions NW of city of Benson, East side of rd |
Notes
|
| |
| Transcription
Date 1977 | Transcriber
Blanche Goulet, Mildred Torgerson | Location
of Original Swift County Historical Society Museum | Title
|
| Publication
Date | Publisher
| Publisher
Location | Page
Numbers |
| MGS
Call Number | MHS
Call Number | LDS
Call Number |
| Notes
|
|
Golden
Family | Alternate
name[s] | Township
West Bank | City
| Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T120N - R41W | Section
Section 36 (or 41) |
Latitude
| Longitude
| USGS 7.5
map | Cemetery
type Private | Established
|
Driving
Directions |
Notes
Other sources list sec 35 and sec 41 |
|
West
Bank Lutheran Cemetery | Alternate
name[s] | Township
West Bank | City
Big Bend | Active/Inactive
I |
Street
Address | Township-Range
T120N - R41W | Section
NESE 14 |
Latitude
451204N | Longitude
0954522W | USGS 7.5
map Big Bend City |
Cemetery type Church | Established
|
Driving
Directions West side of road, church on East side of road |
Notes
Unable to confirm that there are two West Bank cemeteries -- believe there is
only one. Big Bend Luth Ch., 8070 90th Ave NW, Milan MN 56262 |