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A visit to the Swift Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Swift Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Swift Cemetery (FG ID #2386408)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Swift Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swift Cemetery

Lat:   30.3169°   (30° 19' 0")

Lon:   -87.7292°   (-87° 43' 45")

The Swift Cemetery is located in Baldwin County<2>.

The county seat for Baldwin County is located in Bay Minette. Bay Minette lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<3> to the north of the Swift Cemetery .

Name Variations for Swift Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Swift Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Morgan's Chapel UMC Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Swift Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swift Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Swift Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swift Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bon Secour
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Secour have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Secour
    • Bon Secour is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bon Secour <7>
  • Oyster Bay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gulf Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Shores
    • Gulf Shores is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,166 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulf Shores <7>
  • Gasque
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Magnolia Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Foley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Beach
    • Orange Beach is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Beach <7>
  • Yupon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Elberta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberta have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
    • Elberta is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberta <7>
  • Summerdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
    • Summerdale is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerdale <7>
  • Clay City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
    • Clay City is located in Baldwin County
  • Perdido Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Point Clear
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Silverhill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverhill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill
      • Silverhill is located in Baldwin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverhill <7>
    • Robertsdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
      • Robertsdale is located in Baldwin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,030 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robertsdale <7>
    • Gulf Beach ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Gulf Beach Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Fairhope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Morgan ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Morgan
      • Fort Morgan is located in Baldwin County
      • Former name for Fort Morgan:
      • Fort Bowyer
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Morgan <7>
    • Perdido Key
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lillian
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillian have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
      • Lillian is located in Baldwin County

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 Swift Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Baldwin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swift Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Swift Cemetery:

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 Swift Cemetery:

The official website for Baldwin County: www.co.baldwin.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Baldwin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Swift Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3169, Longitude: -87.7292    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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