A visit to the Swans 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 Swans Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swans Cemetery:
41.5919, -92.8235
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swans Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swans Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Newton. Newton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Swans Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Swans Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Swans Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swans Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Chester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- Dairygrove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dairygrove Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairygrove Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Lynnville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236056 <5>
- Chase Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- Cemetery Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cemetery Hill Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Hill Cemetery
- Saums Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Saums Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saums Cemetery
- Hewitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Dearinger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dearinger Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearinger Cemetery
- Searsboro IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hayes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Westfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Sand Ridge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
- Peoria Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stewart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stewart Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of New Sharon.
- Lower Blue Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Upper Blue Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Westfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mormon Grave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mormon Grave is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grave
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 Swans Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swans Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sully
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lynnville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Killduff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Galesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Searsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Taintor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- Oakland Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Peoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Kellogg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reasnor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reasnor is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Grinnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Otley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Malcom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Lambs Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Howell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Lacey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Union Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Leighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Metz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Metz is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
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 Swans Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swans Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grinnell
- Kellogg
- Lynnville
- Malcom
- Monroe
- Montezuma
- Newton
- Pella
- Pella lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Swans Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pella.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
- Searsboro
- Sully
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Swans Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jasper 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 Swans Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462140 (Swans Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462140 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: Jasper
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sully
- Location given for Swans Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.59194 Lon: -92.8235269
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Jasper, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swans 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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