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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 Swan Valley (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 Valley. 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.

Name Variations for Swan Valley ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Swan Valley: Swan Vly. (or less commonly used: Swan Vally. or Swan Vlly.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 Valley is located in Bonneville County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bonneville County: Bingham, Caribou, Jefferson, Madison, Teton, Lincoln (WY) & Teton (WY).

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

  • Bonneville County     (The home county of Swan Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swan Valley, with the one closest to Swan Valley listed first.
    • Irwin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Irwin is located in Bonneville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <1>
    • Palisades
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Palisades is located in Bonneville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
    • Keenan City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Keenan City is located in Bonneville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan City
    • Caribou City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Caribou City is located in Bonneville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou City
    • Bone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bone is located in Bonneville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone
    • Ozone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Ozone is located in Bonneville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone
  • Jefferson County
    • Ririe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ririe is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ririe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ririe <1>
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swan Valley, with the one closest to Swan Valley listed first.
    • Archer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Archer is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
    • Walker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Walker is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Teton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swan Valley, with the one closest to Swan Valley listed first.
    • Victor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The String
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The String is located in Teton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The String
    • Chapin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Chapin is located in Teton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Fox Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Fox Creek is located in Teton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
    • Aline ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Aline is located in Teton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
    • Driggs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tetonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Felt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln County (WY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swan Valley, with the one closest to Swan Valley listed first.
    • Alpine Northwest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Alpine Northwest is located in Lincoln County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Northwest
    • Alpine Northeast
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Alpine Northeast is located in Lincoln County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Northeast
    • Alpine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Alpine is located in Lincoln County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <1>
  • Teton County (WY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swan Valley, with the one closest to Swan Valley listed first.
    • Wilson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Moose Wilson Road
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Moose Wilson Road is located in Teton County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Wilson Road
    • Rafter J Ranch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Rafter J Ranch is located in Teton County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafter J Ranch
    • Alta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • South Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • South Park is located in Teton County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
    • Teton Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jackson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jackson is located in Teton County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,572 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
    • Hoback
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Swan Valley ...

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

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Swan Valley - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swan Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Swan Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Victor Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedron Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bates Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Elliott Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Driggs - Darby Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Driggs Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • South Park Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pratt Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Alta (WY).
    • The Pratt Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Alta Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #467387 <2>
  • Ririe - Shelton Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ririe - Shelton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ririe - Shelton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ririe.
    • The Ririe - Shelton Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ririe Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80622 <2>
  • Cache Clawson Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Haden Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Swan Valley ...

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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swan Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swan Valley, 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 Valley.

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 helpful 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 Valley:

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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swan Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.