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.

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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.

Name Variations for Swansea ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Swansea has also been known as: Swansea Landing.

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.

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 doctors and hospitals 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 Inyo County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Inyo County: Fresno, Kern, Mono, San Bernardino, Tulare, Clark (NV), Esmeralda (NV) & Nye (NV).

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:

• Inyo County     (The home county of Swansea)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Swansea, with the one closest to Swansea listed first.
  • Tramway ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tramway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
    • Tramway is located in Inyo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tramway
    • From Swansea to Tramway
  • Dolomite ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolomite
    • Dolomite is located in Inyo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dolomite
    • From Swansea to Dolomite
  • Mock ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock
    • Mock is located in Inyo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mock
    • From Swansea to Mock
  • Keeler
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
    • Keeler is located in Inyo County
    • Former name for Keeler:
    • Cerro Gordo Landing
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keeler <3>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Keeler
    • From Swansea to Keeler
  • Alico ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alico
    • Alico is located in Inyo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Alico
    • From Swansea to Alico
  • Cerro Gordo ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
    • Cerro Gordo is located in Inyo County
    • Cerro Gordo has also been known as:
    • Fat Hill
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cerro Gordo
    • From Swansea to Cerro Gordo
  • Bartlett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Bartlett is located in Inyo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bartlett
    • From Swansea to Bartlett
  • Boulder Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Creek
    • Boulder Creek is located in Inyo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Boulder Creek
    • From Swansea to Boulder Creek
  • Lone Pine Station ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Station
    • Lone Pine Station is located in Inyo County
    • Lone Pine Station has also been known as:
    • Mount Whitney
    • Whitney
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lone Pine Station
    • From Swansea to Lone Pine Station
  • Mount Whitney Station ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Whitney Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Whitney Station
    • Mount Whitney Station is located in Inyo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mount Whitney Station
    • From Swansea to Mount Whitney Station
  • Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns
    • Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns is located in Inyo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns
    • From Swansea to Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns
  • Lone Pine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Lone Pine is located in Inyo County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Pine <3>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lone Pine
    • From Swansea to Lone Pine
  • Alabama Hills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Hills
    • Alabama Hills is located in Inyo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Alabama Hills
    • From Swansea to Alabama Hills

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swansea, see our County-by-County Page for Swansea.

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.

• Cerro Gordo / Swansea Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cerro Gordo / Swansea Cemetery
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cerro Gordo / Swansea Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cerro Gordo / Swansea Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Keeler.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217260 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Cerro Gordo / Swansea Cemetery
  • From Swansea to the Cerro Gordo / Swansea Cemetery
• Keeler Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keeler Cemetery
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Keeler Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Keeler Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Keeler.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2296914 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Keeler Cemetery
  • From Swansea to the Keeler Cemetery
• Depot Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Depot Cemetery
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Depot Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Depot Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Lone Pine.
  • The Depot Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Old Lone Pine Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8232 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Depot Cemetery
  • From Swansea to the Depot Cemetery
• Lone Pine Pioneer Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Pine Pioneer Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lone Pine Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Lone Pine.
  • The Lone Pine Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Pioneer Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8275 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Lone Pine Pioneer Cemetery
  • From Swansea to the Lone Pine Pioneer Cemetery
• Lone Pine Indian Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Pine Indian Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lone Pine Indian Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Lone Pine.
  • The Lone Pine Indian Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Indian Cemetery of Lone Pine
  • Indian Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515229 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Lone Pine Indian Cemetery
  • From Swansea to the Lone Pine Indian Cemetery
• Mt. Whitney Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Whitney Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Whitney Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Lone Pine.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8186 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Mt. Whitney Cemetery
  • From Swansea to the Mt. Whitney Cemetery
• 1872 Earthquake Victims Graveyard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 1872 Earthquake Victims Graveyard
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the 1872 Earthquake Victims Graveyard is located outside and to the northwest of Lone Pine.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2417930 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the 1872 Earthquake Victims Graveyard
  • From Swansea to the 1872 Earthquake Victims Graveyard
• McKellips Gravesite
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKellips Gravesite
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the McKellips Gravesite is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<5> to the northwest of Keeler.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978458 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the McKellips Gravesite
  • From Swansea to the McKellips Gravesite
• Manzanar Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manzanar Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Manzanar Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Lone Pine and Independence.  The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<5> to the south of Independence.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2367166 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Manzanar Cemetery
  • From Swansea to the Manzanar Cemetery
• Darwin Cemetery
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darwin Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Darwin Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Darwin.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2304271 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Darwin Cemetery
  • From Swansea to the Darwin Cemetery
• Independence Cemetery
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Independence Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Independence Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Independence.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8058 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Independence Cemetery
  • From Swansea to the Independence Cemetery
• Old Independence Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Independence Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Independence Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Independence.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8231 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Old Independence Cemetery
  • From Swansea to the Old Independence Cemetery
• Camp Independence Cemetery
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Independence Cemetery
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Camp Independence Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Independence Cemetery is located in Independence.
  • The Camp Independence Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Ft. Independence Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217265 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Camp Independence Cemetery
  • From Swansea to the Camp Independence 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.

Swansea itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Swansea, with the one closest to Swansea listed first.

• Tramway ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tramway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
  • Tramway is located in Inyo County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tramway
  • From Swansea to Tramway
• Keeler
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
  • Keeler is located in Inyo County
  • Former name for Keeler:
  • Cerro Gordo Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keeler <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Keeler
  • From Swansea to Keeler
• Dolomite ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolomite
  • Dolomite is located in Inyo County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dolomite
  • From Swansea to Dolomite
• Mock ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock
  • Mock is located in Inyo County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mock
  • From Swansea to Mock
• Alico ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alico
  • Alico is located in Inyo County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alico
  • From Swansea to Alico
• Cerro Gordo ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
  • Cerro Gordo is located in Inyo County
  • Cerro Gordo has also been known as:
  • Fat Hill
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cerro Gordo
  • From Swansea to Cerro Gordo
• Mount Whitney Station ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Whitney Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Whitney Station
  • Mount Whitney Station is located in Inyo County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Whitney Station
  • From Swansea to Mount Whitney Station
• Lone Pine Station ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Station
  • Lone Pine Station is located in Inyo County
  • Lone Pine Station has also been known as:
  • Mount Whitney
  • Whitney
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lone Pine Station
  • From Swansea to Lone Pine Station
• Lone Pine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  • Lone Pine is located in Inyo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Pine <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lone Pine
  • From Swansea to Lone Pine
• Owenyo ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Owenyo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owenyo
  • Owenyo is located in Inyo County
  • Former name for Owenyo:
  • New Owenyo
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Owenyo
  • From Swansea to Owenyo
• Olancha
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olancha
  • Olancha is located in Inyo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olancha <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Olancha
  • From Swansea to Olancha
• Manzanar ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manzanar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanar
  • Manzanar is located in Inyo County
  • Manzanar has also been known as:
  • Manzanar Station
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Manzanar
  • From Swansea to Manzanar
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Kearsarge ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
    • Kearsarge is located in Inyo County
    • Former names for Kearsarge:
    • Citrus
    • Kearsarge Station
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kearsarge
    • From Swansea to Kearsarge
  • Bend City ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bend City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend City
    • Bend City is located in Inyo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bend City
    • From Swansea to Bend City
  • Darwin
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
    • Darwin is located in Inyo County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darwin <3>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Darwin
    • From Swansea to Darwin

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.

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 19 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 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 California
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the California State Archives

• Pages specific to Inyo County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for California
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of California
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of California
  • Cemeteries of Inyo County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of California
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of California
  • Cemeteries of Inyo County

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/