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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 Falls (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 Falls. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Falls is located in Ada County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ada County: Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem & Owyhee.

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

  • Ada County     (The home county of Swan Falls)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swan Falls, with the one closest to Swan Falls listed first.
    • Kuna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Boise Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Junction
      • Boise Junction is located in Ada County
    • Meridian
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Boise City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise City
      • Boise City is located in Ada County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229,776 people
      • Former name for Boise City:
      • Boise City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise City <1>
    • Boise Hills Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boise Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Hills Village
      • Boise Hills Village is located in Ada County
    • Collister
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collister
      • Collister is located in Ada County
    • Garden City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Ada County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,920 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <1>
  • Canyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swan Falls, with the one closest to Swan Falls listed first.
    • Melba
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
      • Melba is located in Canyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melba <1>
    • Walters Ferry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Ferry
      • Walters Ferry is located in Canyon County
    • Bowmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmont
      • Bowmont is located in Canyon County
    • Kings Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
      • Kings Corner is located in Canyon County
    • Nampa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa
      • Nampa is located in Canyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nampa <1>
    • Riverside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Canyon County
  • Owyhee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swan Falls, with the one closest to Swan Falls listed first.
    • Murphy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
      • Murphy is located in Owyhee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <1>
    • Oreana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
      • Oreana is located in Owyhee County
    • Grand View
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
      • Grand View is located in Owyhee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand View <1>
    • Silver City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Empire City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
      • Empire City is located in Owyhee County
    • De Lamar ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamar
      • De Lamar is located in Owyhee County
    • Marsing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Swan Falls ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swan Falls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swan Falls, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swan Falls.

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 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 Swan Falls:

Cemeteries Near Swan Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swan Falls.

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

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

  • Jacob Reuben Graves
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacob Reuben Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacob Reuben Graves
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
  • Kuna Pioneer Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Kuna Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Reynolds Creek Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Meridian Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Kohlerlawn Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Cloverdale Memorial Park
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...

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.<5>

While we didn't find Swan Falls in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Swan Falls.

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

  • Sinker ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinker
    • Sinker is located in Owyhee County
  • Oreana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
    • Oreana is located in Owyhee County
  • Owyhee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owyhee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
    • Owyhee is located in Ada County
  • Mora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Mora is located in Ada County
  • Kuna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Reynolds
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Reynolds is located in Owyhee County
  • Grand View
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
    • Grand View is located in Owyhee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand View <1>
  • Silver City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Nampa
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa
    • Nampa is located in Canyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nampa <1>
  • Cleft
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleft
    • Cleft is located in Elmore County
  • Mayfield
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Mayfield is located in Elmore County
  • De Lamar ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamar
    • De Lamar is located in Owyhee County
  • Boise City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise City
    • Boise City is located in Ada County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229,776 people
    • Former name for Boise City:
    • Boise City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise City <1>

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

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

The official website for Ada County: www.adaweb.net/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

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>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 Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swan Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2430, Longitude: -116.3762    
<4>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.
<5>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 Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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