A visit to the Swingington 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 Swingington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swingington Cemetery:
31.1307, -84.7127
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swingington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swingington Cemetery is located in Miller County<2>.
The county seat for Miller County is located in Colquitt. Colquitt lies just to the north northwest of the Swingington Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Swingington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swingington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rawls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rawls Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawls Cemetery
- Hornsby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hornsby Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Mothers Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mothers Home Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mothers Home Cemetery
- Boykin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Boykin Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin Cemetery
- Colquitt City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36368 <5>
- Whites Bridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Hornsby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hornsby Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby Cemetery
- Shepard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shepard Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- New Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Pond Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pond Town Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Oak Long Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Long Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Long Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Oak Long Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oaky Lawn Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329472 <5>
- Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Bellview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bellview Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Swingington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swingington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Boykin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boykin is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Colquitt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Floydtown is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
- Iron City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mayhaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Donalsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lamar ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lamar is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Mimsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Anna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anna is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Douglasville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Douglasville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
- Jakin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Steam Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Steam Mill is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
- Vada
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vada is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
- Cedar Springs
(19 miles [30.6 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 Swingington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Miller County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swingington 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 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 Swingington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Miller 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 Swingington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #323852 (Swingington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #323852 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: Miller
- Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Colquitt
- Location given for Swingington Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1307389 Lon: -84.7126966
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Miller, 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- Swingington 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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