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Introduction ...

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 Swan (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 Swan. 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.

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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Swan is located in Marion County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Jasper, Lucas, Mahaska, Monroe, Polk, Poweshiek & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near Swan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swan:

  • Marion County     (The home county of Swan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swan, with the one closest to Swan listed first.
    • Pleasantville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Otley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Knoxville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Melcher - Dallas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melcher - Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
      • Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
    • Bauer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
      • Bauer is located in Marion County
    • Pella
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
      • Pella is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pella <1>
    • Newbern
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
      • Newbern is located in Marion County
    • Columbia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Marion County
    • Pershing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
      • Pershing is located in Marion County
    • Attica
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Marion County
    • Harvey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
      • Harvey is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
    • Indiana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
      • Indiana is located in Marion County
  • Clarke County
    • Liberty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Clarke County
  • Dallas County
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swan, with the one closest to Swan listed first.
    • Vandalia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
      • Vandalia is located in Jasper County
    • Prairie City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Monroe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Colfax
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Oswalt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
      • Oswalt is located in Jasper County
    • Metz
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
      • Metz is located in Jasper County
    • Reasnor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reasnor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
      • Reasnor is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Goddard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
      • Goddard is located in Jasper County
    • Valeria
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valeria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
      • Valeria is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Galesburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
      • Galesburg is located in Jasper County
    • Green Castle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
      • Green Castle is located in Jasper County
    • Lambs Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
      • Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Lucas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swan, with the one closest to Swan listed first.
    • Williamson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
      • Williamson is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <1>
    • Chariton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chariton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
      • Chariton is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chariton <1>
    • Lucas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Lucas is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swan, with the one closest to Swan listed first.
    • Saint Charles
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <1>
    • Patterson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patterson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Mahaska County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swan, with the one closest to Swan listed first.
    • Peoria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Mahaska County
    • Olivet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
      • Olivet is located in Mahaska County
    • Leighton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Taintor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
      • Taintor is located in Mahaska County
    • Fishville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fishville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
      • Fishville is located in Mahaska County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swan, with the one closest to Swan listed first.
    • Runnells
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Adelphi
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adelphi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
      • Adelphi is located in Polk County
    • Carlisle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <1>
    • Rising Sun
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
      • Rising Sun is located in Polk County
    • Mitchellville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
      • Mitchellville is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchellville <1>
    • Altoona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Altoona is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <1>
    • Country Estate Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Estate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Estate Village
      • Country Estate Village is located in Polk County
    • Bondurant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondurant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondurant
      • Bondurant is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondurant <1>
    • Berwick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
      • Berwick is located in Polk County
    • Des Moines
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Marquisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquisville
      • Marquisville is located in Polk County
  • Story County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swan, with the one closest to Swan listed first.
    • Maxwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Collins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swan, with the one closest to Swan listed first.
    • Hartford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <1>
    • Palmyra
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Warren County
    • Sandyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
      • Sandyville is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Ackworth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ackworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
      • Ackworth is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Milo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Indianola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Lacona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lakewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood is located in Warren County
    • Liberty Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
      • Liberty Center is located in Warren County
    • Prole
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
      • Prole is located in Warren County
    • Martensdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martensdale
      • Martensdale is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martensdale <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Swan ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swan.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Swan. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Swan and those printed in the larger area surrounding Swan.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Swan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Swan:

Cemeteries Near Swan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swan.

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 Swan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swan, with the one closest to Swan listed first.

  • Murray Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
  • Swan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swan Cemetery
  • Wheeling Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeling Cemetery
  • Spurgeon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spurgeon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spurgeon Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
  • Black Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Hartford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartford Cemetery
  • Lowman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Vandalia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vandalia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vandalia Cemetery
  • Palmyra Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmyra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmyra Cemetery
  • Continue List   (335 more) ...
    • Pleasantville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasantville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Pleasantville.
      • The Pleasantville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasantville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185925 <5>
    • Griffis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rhinehart Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhinehart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhinehart 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Swan had a population of 419 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Swan had a population of 74 people.

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

  • Morgin Valley ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgin Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgin Valley
    • Morgin Valley is located in Marion County
  • Percy ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Percy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
    • Percy is located in Marion County
  • Runnells
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
    • Ford is located in Warren County
  • Hartford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <1>
  • Pleasantville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Vandalia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
    • Vandalia is located in Jasper County
  • Palmyra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Palmyra is located in Warren County
  • Sandyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
    • Sandyville is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Adelphi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adelphi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
    • Adelphi is located in Polk County
  • Prairie City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Carlisle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Ackworth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ackworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
      • Ackworth is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Ivy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
      • Ivy is located in Polk County
    • Clarkson ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
      • Clarkson is located in Warren County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Swan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swan.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Swan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4660, Longitude: -93.3127    
<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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Swan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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