Our Genealogy Helper
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 Swedesburg (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 Swedesburg. 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 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.
Swedesburg is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Des Moines, Jefferson, Lee, Louisa, Van Buren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Swedesburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swedesburg:
- Henry County (The home county of Swedesburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedesburg, with the one closest to Swedesburg listed first.
- Olds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Winfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <2>
- Wayland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Wayland is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <2>
- Mount Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <2>
- Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Westwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Oakland Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- New London
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <2>
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
- Lowell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Hillsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Des Moines County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedesburg, with the one closest to Swedesburg listed first.
- Yarmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
- Yarmouth is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yarmouth <2>
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Mediapolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mediapolis
- Mediapolis is located in Des Moines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mediapolis <2>
- Dodgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Sperry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Kingston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Des Moines County
- West Burlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burlington
- West Burlington is located in Des Moines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,875 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Burlington <2>
- Burlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Des Moines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,516 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedesburg, with the one closest to Swedesburg listed first.
- Lockridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge
- Lockridge is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockridge <2>
- Pleasant Plain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,500 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <2>
- Maharishi Vedic City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Packwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Libertyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Abingdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedesburg, with the one closest to Swedesburg listed first.
- River Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Lone Tree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <2>
- Keokuk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedesburg, with the one closest to Swedesburg listed first.
- Richland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Keokuk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <2>
- Talleyrand
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Keota
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
- Keota is located in Keokuk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keota <2>
- Ollie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedesburg, with the one closest to Swedesburg listed first.
- Houghton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Pilot Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Saint Paul
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Mount Hamill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Big Mound
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- West Point is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <2>
- Denmark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Lee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denmark <2>
- South Augusta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
- South Augusta is located in Lee County
- Sawyer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Sawyer is located in Lee County
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Primrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedesburg, with the one closest to Swedesburg listed first.
- Wyman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Cotter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Columbus City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Morning Sun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Morning Sun is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morning Sun <2>
- Columbus Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Junction
- Columbus Junction is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Junction <2>
- Fredonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Gladwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Wapello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Elrick Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
- Grandview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Letts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Letts is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letts <2>
- Oakville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Oakville is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <2>
- Muscatine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedesburg, with the one closest to Swedesburg listed first.
- Conesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Fruitland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Nichols
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedesburg, with the one closest to Swedesburg listed first.
- Stockport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockport
- Stockport is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockport <2>
- Birmingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Bonaparte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonaparte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte
- Bonaparte is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonaparte <2>
- Kilbourn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedesburg, with the one closest to Swedesburg listed first.
- Crawfordsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
- Crawfordsville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <2>
- Coppock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Havre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Ainsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
- Ainsworth is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <2>
- Brighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <2>
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
- West Chester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Rubio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
- Kalona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
- Kalona is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <2>
- Wellman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Wellman is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <2>
- Mercer County (IL)
- New Boston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- New Boston is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <2>
- New Boston
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swedesburg, see our County-by-County Page for Swedesburg.
Newspapers Published in Swedesburg ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swedesburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swedesburg, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swedesburg.
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 professional and volunteer websites 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 Swedesburg:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //iowaculture.gov/history/
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Des Moines County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Johnson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Keokuk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Louisa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Muscatine County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Van Buren County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mercer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Des Moines County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of Henry County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of Henry County
Cemeteries Near Swedesburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swedesburg.
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 Swedesburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swedesburg, with the one closest to Swedesburg listed first.
- Swedesburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedesburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedesburg Cemetery
- Tallman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tallman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tallman Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
- North Wayne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Wayne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Wayne Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finley Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
- Old Finley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Finley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Finley Cemetery
- Traxler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Traxler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traxler Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (471 more) ...
- Richie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richie Cemetery
- Beauchamp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beauchamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beauchamp Cemetery
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Creek Cemetery
- Richie 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Swedesburg had a population of 158 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swedesburg, with the one closest to Swedesburg listed first.
- Olds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Trenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Traxler ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Winfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <2>
- Noble
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Wayland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Wayland is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <2>
- Wyman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Crawfordsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
- Crawfordsville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <2>
- Mount Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <2>
- Coppock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Merrimac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Havre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Marsh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rome
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Swedesburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swedesburg.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Henry County: www.co.henry.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Swedesburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swedesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1043, Longitude: -91.5471 |
| <4> | 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 Swedesburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |