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A visit to the Sweet 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 Sweet Cemetery ...

The Sweet Cemetery is located in Gem County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Bramwell Cemetery
  • Brownlee Cemetery
  • Cloverdale Memorial Park
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    • The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
    • The Dry Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Syringa Gardens Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80453 <2>
  • Falk Cemetery
    • The Falk Cemetery is located in Payette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falk Cemetery
  • Five Mile Cemetery
  • Garden Valley Pioneer Cemetery
  • Idaho State Veterans Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Boise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Joplin Cemetery
    • The Joplin Cemetery is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin Cemetery
    • The Joplin Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Joplin Pioneer Cemetery
    • Joplins Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1597433 <2>
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    • The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Payette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
  • Lower Fairview Cemetery
    • The Lower Fairview Cemetery is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Fairview Cemetery
    • The Lower Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fairview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80460 <2>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Middleton Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
    • Ola Cemetery
    • Old Catholic Cemetery
      • The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Boise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
    • Pearl Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Boise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Gem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Emmett.
      • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Emmett Cemetery
      • Martinville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80457 <2>
    • Star Cemetery
      • The Star Cemetery is located in Ada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
      • The Star Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Home of the Peace Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959845 <2>
    • Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens
      • The Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens is located in Ada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens
      • The Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Terrace Lawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80661 <2>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sweet Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Banks
  • Bramwell
    • Bramwell is located in Gem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
  • Brownlee
    • Brownlee is located in Boise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
  • Collister
    • Collister is located in Ada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collister
  • Crouch
    • Crouch is located in Boise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Eagle
  • Emmett
  • Garden City
  • Garden Valley
  • Horseshoe Bend
  • Letha
  • Middleton
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Montour
      • Montour is located in Gem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour
    • Ola
    • Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Gem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Placerville
    • Quartzburg
      • Quartzburg is located in Boise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzburg
    • Sand Hollow
      • Sand Hollow is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow
    • Star
    • Sweet

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 Sweet Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gem County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sweet Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Sweet Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Idaho:
  • Pages specific to Gem 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 Sweet Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #375372  (Sweet Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #375372 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: Gem
      • Est. Elev: 772 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Montour

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Gem, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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.
    <3>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- Sweet Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.