A visit to the Swartwood 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 Swartwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swartwood Cemetery:
39.1325, -97.3428
The Swartwood Cemetery is located in Clay County<1>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Clay Center. Clay Center lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Swartwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Swartwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Swartwood Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swartwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Keystone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vine Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Cloud Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rose Meron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ackley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prairiedale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Prairiedale Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairiedale Cemetery
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Liberty Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Athelstane Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Athelstane Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane Cemetery
- Greenridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Greenville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bennington Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Prairie Mound Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Swartwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swartwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Manchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Longford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Vine Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ackley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Talmage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Industry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buckeye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Verdi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Niles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ladysmith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Solomon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bennington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Browndale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lamar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abilene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miltonvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Idana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Upland
(17 miles [27.4 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 Swartwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swartwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abilene
- Bennington
- Detroit
- Enterprise
- Idana
- Idana lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Swartwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Idana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
- Lindsey
- Longford
- Miltonvale
- Minneapolis
- New Cambria
- Niles
- Niles lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Swartwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Niles.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Oak Hill
- Solomon
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 helpful 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 Swartwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Swartwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #476311 (Swartwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476311 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 419 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Longford
- Location given for Swartwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1327741 Lon: -97.3425246
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Swartwood Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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