A visit to the Swamp Creek Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Swamp Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swamp Creek Cemetery:
32.8196, -86.3172
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swamp Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swamp Creek Cemetery is located in Coosa County<2>.
The county seat for Coosa County is located in Rockford. Rockford lies just to the northeast of the Swamp Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Swamp Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Swamp Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swamp Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sardis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Hollybranch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hollybranch Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybranch Cemetery
- Proctor Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wayside Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside Cemetery
- New Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Union Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Murchison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Murchison Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison Cemetery
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Rockford.
- The Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26163 <5>
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Rockford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Rockford Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rockford Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Rockford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rockford Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford Cemetery
- Rockford Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Sewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sewell Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Swamp Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swamp Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pentonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Titus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dollar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Lightwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Hissop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Nixburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Cottage Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Verbena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Mountain Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Marbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holtville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Seman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Equality
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Weogufka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Adkin Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Central
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Deatsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Fishpond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Clanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Swamp Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swamp Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Swamp Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Coosa County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Swamp Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #135738 (Swamp Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #135738 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Coosa
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Richville
- Location given for Swamp Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8195702 Lon: -86.3171956
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Coosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swamp Creek Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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