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A visit to the Swan Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Swan Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   41.4607°   (41° 27' 38")

Lon:   -71.9034°   (-71° 54' 12")

The Swan Cemetery is located in New London County<2>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Swan Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stewart Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stewart Hill Cemetery is located in New London County
  • Browning Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browning Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Browning Cemetery is located in New London County
  • Thomas Main Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Main Cemetery
    • The Thomas Main Cemetery is located in New London County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Thomas Main Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Ledyard.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in New London County
  • Maine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maine Cemetery is located in New London County
  • Woodward Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodward Cemetery is located in New London County
  • Brown - Randall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown - Randall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown - Randall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown - Randall Cemetery is located in New London County
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in New London County
  • Chapman Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chapman Hill Cemetery is located in New London County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in New London County
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in New London County
  • Avery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Avery Cemetery is located in New London County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gore Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gore Cemetery is located in New London County
    • Gallup Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallup Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gallup Cemetery is located in New London County
    • Pendleton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pendleton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pendleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pendleton Cemetery is located in New London County
    • Palmer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palmer Cemetery is located in New London County
    • Crary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crary Cemetery is located in New London County
    • Fanning Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fanning Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fanning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fanning Cemetery is located in New London County
    • Bill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bill Cemetery is located in New London County
    • Church Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Church Hill Cemetery is located in New London County
    • Ledyard Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledyard Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ledyard Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ledyard Center Cemetery is located in New London County
    • Reynolds - Johnson Plot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds - Johnson Plot
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds - Johnson Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reynolds - Johnson Plot is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Wells Plot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Plot
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wells Plot is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Curtis Maine Plot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Maine Plot
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Maine Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Curtis Maine Plot is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Friends Burial Ground
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Burial Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friends Burial Ground is located in Washington County (RI)

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 Swan Cemetery.

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

  • North Stonington
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • North Stonington
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
    • North Stonington is located in New London County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
  • Mashantucket
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mashantucket. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashantucket
    • Mashantucket is located in New London County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mashantucket <5>
  • Ledyard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
    • Ledyard is located in New London County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,579 people
  • Old Mystic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mystic
    • Old Mystic is located in New London County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Mystic <5>
  • Preston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in New London County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <5>
  • Stonington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
    • Stonington is located in New London County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people
  • Wequetequock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wequetequock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
    • Wequetequock is located in New London County
  • Pawcatuck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawcatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawcatuck
    • Pawcatuck is located in New London County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawcatuck <5>
  • Westerly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
    • Westerly is located in Washington County (RI)
  • Ashaway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
    • Ashaway is located in Washington County (RI)
  • Hopkinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
    • Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hopkinton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Glasgo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Preston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,629 people
    • Ledyard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Clarks Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
      • Clarks Village is located in New London County
    • Westerly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
      • Westerly is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
    • Voluntown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hallville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
      • Hallville is located in New London County
    • West Mystic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mystic
      • West Mystic is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mystic <5>
    • Mystic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stonington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Canonchet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
      • Canonchet is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Griswold
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Griswold is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people

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 Swan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in New London County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swan 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 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 Swan 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 Swan Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1931589  (Swan Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1931589 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Old Mystic
    • County: New London         Elev: 53
    • Location given for GNIS #1931589 (Swan Cemetery)

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

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 Connecticut's counties, including New London, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Swan Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4607, Longitude: -71.9034       In this case, the coordinates for the Swan Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.









 

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