A visit to the Swalls 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 Swalls Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swalls Cemetery:
39.4628, -87.2956
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swalls Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swalls Cemetery is located in Vigo County<2>.
The county seat for Vigo County is located in Terre Haute. Terre Haute lies just to the west of the Swalls Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Swalls Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swalls Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Chamberlain Cemetery is located in Vigo County
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- Mewhinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mewhinney Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mewhinney Cemetery
- Highland Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hobmeyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hobmeyer Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobmeyer Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Hyde Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Coltrin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Coltrin Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltrin Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mewhinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mewhinney Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mewhinney Cemetery
- Moses Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Moses Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Haven Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Cemetery
- Markles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Markles Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markles Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Rhule Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rhule Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhule Cemetery
- Billtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Billtown Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown Cemetery
- Harpold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harpold Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpold Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Denny Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Denny Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Miner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Miner Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Richer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Richer Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Swalls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swalls Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Swalls
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
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- Glen Ayre
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
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- Grange Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Seelyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Cloverland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Riley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Staunton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Burnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- North Terre Haute
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Terre Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Billtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Terre Haute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Taylorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Taylorville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Sandcut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Cory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Turner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Spelterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Barnhart Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Youngstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
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- Art
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Bee Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Fontanet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- West Terre Haute
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prairie City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Billville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Toad Hop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
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 Swalls Cemetery. The following communities are located in Vigo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swalls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Swalls Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Vigo 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 Swalls Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #444454 (Swalls Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #444454 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: Vigo
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Seelyville
- Location given for Swalls Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.462816 Lon: -87.2955737
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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 Vigo, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swalls 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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