Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Swansea. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Swansea to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Swansea, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Swansea (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Swansea. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Swansea is historic, it would have been located within present day Blount County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Blount County: Cullman, Etowah, Jefferson, Marshall, Saint Clair, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Swansea. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swansea:
- Blount County (The home county of Swansea)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swansea, with the one closest to Swansea listed first.
- Remlap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remlap
- Remlap is located in Blount County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remlap <2>
- Allgood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Little Warrior
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Warrior have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Deavers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Adville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Locust Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Fork
- Locust Fork is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Fork <2>
- Dallas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Selfville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Highland Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Oneonta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Oneonta is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <2>
- Appalachian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swansea, with the one closest to Swansea listed first.
- Macon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Bruner ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Cochran Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochran Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Ohatchee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohatchee
- Ohatchee is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohatchee <2>
- Southside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Southside is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <2>
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swansea, with the one closest to Swansea listed first.
- Garden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Hanceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanceville
- Hanceville is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanceville <2>
- Black Bottom
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Damascus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- White City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Colony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- The Colony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- The Colony is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Baileytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Holly Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Pond
- Holly Pond is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Pond <2>
- Dodge City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Dodge City is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Arkadelphia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swansea, with the one closest to Swansea listed first.
- Altoona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Altoona is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <2>
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Gallant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Walnut Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Benson ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Ivalee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Aurora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Egypt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Attalla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attalla
- Attalla is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attalla <2>
- Greer ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Ridgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Bennettsville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Bennettsville is located in Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swansea, with the one closest to Swansea listed first.
- Ayres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Masseyline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masseyline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Village Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Palmerdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Clay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Jefferson County
- Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <2>
- Bradford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Trafford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trafford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafford
- Trafford is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trafford <2>
- Crosston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Majestic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Pinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson
- Pinson is located in Jefferson County
- Estimated population in 2015: 7,438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinson <2>
- Chalkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Breakstone Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breakstone Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swansea, with the one closest to Swansea listed first.
- Douglas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Big Spring ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Bartlett ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Horton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Hyatt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Askea Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swansea, with the one closest to Swansea listed first.
- Springville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Springville is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,386 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <2>
- Saint Clair Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Argo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Turnbough Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnbough Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Branchville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Margaret
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaret have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
- Margaret is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaret <2>
- Whitney Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Parsons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Odenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenville
- Odenville is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,886 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odenville <2>
- Ashville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashville
- Ashville is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashville <2>
- Acmar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Moody
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <2>
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swansea, with the one closest to Swansea listed first.
- Dunnavant
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Dunavant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Vandiver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
- Vandiver is located in Shelby County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandiver <2>
- Sterrett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
- Sterrett is located in Shelby County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterrett <2>
- Shoal Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Calcis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Lake Purdy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Purdy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swansea, with the one closest to Swansea listed first.
- Colony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Lincoln
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <2>
- Windsong Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swansea, with the one closest to Swansea listed first.
- Creel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Empire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Warrior Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Sumiton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
- Sumiton is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
- Former names for Sumiton:
- Commercial
- Democrat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <2>
- Sipsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
- Sipsey is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swansea, see our County-by-County Page for Swansea.
Newspapers Published in Swansea ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swansea.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swansea, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swansea.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Swansea:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cullman County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Etowah County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marshall County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Clair County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shelby County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Talladega County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Walker County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Calhoun County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Blount County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Blount County
Cemeteries Near Swansea ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swansea.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swansea covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swansea, with the one closest to Swansea listed first.
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Springs Cemetery
- Crump Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crump Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crump Cemetery
- Remlap Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Remlap Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2133348 <5>
- Lees Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lees Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #857849 <5>
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Bluff Cemetery
- Tidwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tidwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tidwell Cemetery
- Hooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooper Cemetery
- Brown - Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown - Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown - Hudson Cemetery
- Old Compton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Compton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2452675 <5>
- Chitwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chitwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chitwood Cemetery
- Hopewell UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- The Hopewell UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Village Springs Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189138 <5>
- Greens Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greens Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greens Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (348 more) ...
- Fuller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fuller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuller Cemetery
- Lilly Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lilly Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lilly Chapel Cemetery
- Love Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Love Chapel Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Love Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164747 <5>
- Fuller Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Swansea in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Swansea.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swansea, with the one closest to Swansea listed first.
- Viola ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Remlap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remlap
- Remlap is located in Blount County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remlap <2>
- Compton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Chepultepec
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chepultepec have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepultepec
- Chepultepec is located in Blount County
- Little Warrior
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Warrior have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Adville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Selfville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Springville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Springville is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,386 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <2>
- Ayres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Champion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Oneonta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Oneonta is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <2>
- Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
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- Bradford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Clay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Jefferson County
- Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <2>
- Argo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bradford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Swansea. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swansea.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Swansea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swansea) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swansea. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8543, Longitude: -86.5555 In this case, the coordinates for Swansea have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |