A visit to the Swifton 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 Swifton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swifton Cemetery:
35.8320, -91.1287
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swifton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swifton Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Newport. Newport lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Swifton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Swifton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Swifton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swifton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Foust - Adams Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Ruffner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ruffner Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruffner Cemetery
- Broom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Broom Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Dowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dowell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell Cemetery
- Bandy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bandy Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy Cemetery
- Strangers Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
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- Prysock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Prysock Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prysock Cemetery
- Worley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- Denton Island Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Durfee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Durfee Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durfee Cemetery
- Covington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Covington Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington Cemetery
- McNutt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The McNutt Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Gracelawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Gracelawn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracelawn Cemetery
- Parrott Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Parrott Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Swifton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swifton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Swifton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Kenyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Alicia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Tuckerman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saffell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Cash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Minturn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Grubbs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Cord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
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- Campbell Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Airport Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Lynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Diaz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Strawberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Jacksonport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Obear ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Sedgwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hoxie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Portia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Powhatan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Charlotte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
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 Swifton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swifton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jacksonport
- Newport
- Portia
- Powhatan
- Swifton
- Tuckerman
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 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 Swifton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Swifton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #55402 (Swifton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #55402 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 74 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Swifton West
- Location given for Swifton Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8320195 Lon: -91.1287362
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Jackson, 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' (or 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- Swifton 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |