A visit to the Swygert 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 Swygert Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swygert Cemetery:
40.9109, -88.5337
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swygert Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swygert Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.
The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies just to the west southwest of the Swygert Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Swygert Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Swygert Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swygert Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Houder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Houder Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houder Cemetery
- Patty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Patty Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty Cemetery
- Pontiac City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pontiac City Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac City Cemetery
- The Pontiac City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pontiac Southside Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
- Southside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #288460 <5>
- Saunemin Five Mile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sunny Slope Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery of Odell Township
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The East Side Cemetery of Odell Township is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery of Odell Township
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Side Cemetery of Odell Township is located outside and to the northwest of Odell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2812448 <5>
- Odell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Odell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Odell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108635 <5>
- Camp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- Avoca Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Avoca Twp. Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Twp. Cemetery
- The Avoca Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Avoca Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104580 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Odell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108062 <5>
- Rowe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- McMillan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- North Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Emington.
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Call Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326028 <5>
- Hadley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Hadley Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley Cemetery
- Corbins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Corbins Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbins Cemetery
- Rook's Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Rook's Creek Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook's Creek Cemetery
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Swygert Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swygert Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Swygert
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Swygert is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
- Cayuga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Eylar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eylar is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
- Pontiac
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McDowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McDowell is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Saunemin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Odell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Wing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Griswold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Griswold is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Emington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cornell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graymont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Forrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adams ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Budd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Cullom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dwight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sunbury is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Charlotte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Campus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chenoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kempton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Swygert Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swygert Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chenoa
- Cornell
- Cullom
- Dwight
- Emington
- Fairbury
- Forrest
- Odell
- Pontiac
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Swygert Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Livingston 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 Swygert Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1737688 (Swygert Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1737688 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: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Northeast Pontiac
- Location given for Swygert Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9108661 Lon: -88.5336693
- 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 Livingston, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swygert 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. |
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