A visit to the Swails 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 Swails Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swails Cemetery:
39.4287, -85.4800
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swails Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swails Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Greensburg. Greensburg lies just to the south of the Swails Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Swails Cemetery ...
The Swails Cemetery was established in 1845.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Swails Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swails Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McLaughlin Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin Cemetery
- Butcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Layton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Layton Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Overleese Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Overleese Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overleese Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Forsythe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Forsythe Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsythe Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- McCarty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McCarty Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
- Mt. Morrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- South Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The South Park Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park Cemetery
- The South Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Decatur County Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86955 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Radar - Bowman - Worland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek Cemetery
- Springer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Springer Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
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 Swails Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swails Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Williamstown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Milroy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Adams
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Greensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Saint Omer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Clarksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Gowdy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Saint Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Germantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Saint Maurice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Maurice is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knarr Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knarr Corner
- Harris City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Waldron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Burney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- New Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enochsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Homer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Andersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Geneva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Smyrna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Rushville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Manilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Prescott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
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 Swails Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swails Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greensburg
- Manilla
- Milroy
- Rushville
- Saint Paul
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 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 Swails Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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 Swails Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #444450 (Swails Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #444450 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milroy
- Location given for Swails Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4286601 Lon: -85.4799702
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Decatur, 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 from Point A (ie- Swails 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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