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Of Jefferson County, Iowa |
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Jefferson County had a significant settlement of Swedish immigrants that were among the early pioneers of the county. The Jefferson County settlement was in Lockridge Township not far from the eastern edge of the county. This community was known as New Sweden. Later New Sweden would be responsible for another community of Swedish immigrants would locating in Henry County northeast of the Jefferson County settlement. This was known as Swedesburg. This and the linked pages are dedicated to those early pioneers from Sweden.
New Sweden Chapel (Lutheran)
We are grateful to the Augustana Lutheran Church of
Lockridge, Iowa, for permission to
place this historical information on this site.
New Sweden United Methodist
Church
New Sweden Baptist
Church
The first Swedish Baptist Church in America
was organized in New Sweden but by the turn of the Century had died out.
The only thing remainig on that spot today is a cemetery and a crumbling
stone boulder marker. Look under "Some
Pictures and Names" to see the marker and
cemetery.
Back to the Jefferson County Home Page
I am the County Coordinator and the Web
Master, the one who is responsible for the Iowa GenWeb project for
Jefferson County, Iowa. Please contact me if you would like to contribute
to this database or if you note any problems with these pages.
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This page created 06/28/2001. The material may be copied and
used for personal purposes but can not be republished nor used for commercial
purposes without the author's written permission.