A visit to the Swango 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 Swango Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swango Cemetery:
39.5373, -87.7156
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swango Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swango Cemetery is located in Edgar County<2>.
The county seat for Edgar County is located in Paris. Paris lies just to the north of the Swango Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Swango Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Swango Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swango Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lycan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lycan Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycan Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Elledge Holley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ogden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ogden Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Cemetery
- Cassady Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cassady Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassady Cemetery
- Chronic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Chronic Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chronic Cemetery
- Cronick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zimmerly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Zimmerly Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerly Cemetery
- O'Hair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The O'Hair Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Hair Cemetery
- Walls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Walls Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- Beatty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beatty Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Laufman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Laufman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laufman Cemetery
- Simms Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Redmon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Redmon Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmon Cemetery
- Rudy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rudy Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy Cemetery
- Augustus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Augustus Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustus Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Barr - Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Swango Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swango Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bell Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Oliver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Nevins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Conlogue
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Kentucky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Grandview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Elbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Vermilion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dennison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dennison is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Weaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Farrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farrington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Redmon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Libertyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Huffmanville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Kansas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cleone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cleone is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Clark Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Pine Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Liggett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Liggett is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Goshen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blanford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Clays Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
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 Swango Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edgar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swango Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Swango Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Edgar 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 Swango Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #419464 (Swango Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #419464 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: Edgar
- Est. Elev: 205 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paris South
- Location given for Swango Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5372569 Lon: -87.7155831
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Edgar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swango Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |