| Minnesota Genealogical Society 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Suite 100 |
Minnesota Cemetery Project
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 | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
| Transcription
Date | Transcriber Blanche Goulet, Mildred Torgerson | Location
of Original Swift County Historical Society Museum | Title | |||||||||
| Publication
Date | Publisher | Publisher
Location | Page
Numbers | |||||||||
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Call Number |
MHS Call Number | LDS
Call Number | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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Notes In poor condition in 1936. Reorganized 1966 as Shepherd of the Hills, 201 Falcon Ave, Benson, MN 56215-1275, tel (320) 843-3408 | ||||||||||||
| Transcription
Date 23 Jun 1977 | 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 | |||||||||
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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. | ||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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Latitude 452011N | Longitude 0955902W | USGS 7.5
map Hancock SW | Cemetery
type Abandoned | Established 1870 | ||||||||
| Driving
Directions West of Pomme de Terre River | ||||||||||||
| Notes | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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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. | ||||||||||||
| Transcription
Date | Transcriber | Location
of Original | Title | |||||||||
| Publication
Date | Publisher | Publisher
Location | Page
Numbers | |||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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. | ||||||||||||
| Transcription
Date 3 Aug 1977 | Transcriber Blanche Goulet, Mildred Torgerson | Location
of Original Swift County Historical Society Museum | Title Prairieland Register, Vol 2, #2 | |||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
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Driving Directions NE of intersection across rd from church | ||||||||||||
| Notes | ||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
| 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
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Transcription
Date | Transcriber | Location
of Original | Title | |||||||||
| Publication
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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
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||
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| 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
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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. | ||||||||||||
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Transcriber | Location
of Original | Title | |||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
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Call Number | MHS
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| Notes | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
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| 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
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Call Number | MHS
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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. | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||