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A visit to the Sway Back Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sway Back Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sway Back Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sway Back Cemetery

Lat:   38.2867°   (38° 17' 12")

Lon:   -94.6792°   (-94° 40' 45")

The Sway Back Cemetery is located in Linn County<2>.

The county seat for Linn County is located in Mound City. Mound City lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Sway Back Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Sway Back Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sway Back Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Trading Post Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trading Post Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trading Post Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trading Post Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • East Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Hays Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hays Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Richland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
    • The Richland Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Ninety Six Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ninety Six Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ninety Six Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ninety Six Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
    • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • The Oaklawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93223 <5>
  • Brooklyn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooklyn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooklyn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Miami County
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Linn County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Benjamin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benjamin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benjamin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Benjamin Cemetery is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Linnville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linnville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linnville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Linnville Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jingo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Richland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
      • The Richland Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Pleasanton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasanton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasanton Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Turner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Walley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walley Cemetery
      • The Walley Cemetery is located in Bates County (MO)
    • West Point Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Point Cemetery
      • The West Point Cemetery is located in Bates County (MO)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Point Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Merwin (MO).
      • The West Point Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Amsterdam Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32222 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Sway Back Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sway Back Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Boicourt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boicourt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
    • Boicourt is located in Linn County
  • Amoret
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
    • Amoret is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Linn Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
    • Linn Valley is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Amsterdam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
    • Amsterdam is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <7>
  • La Cygne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Cygne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cygne
    • La Cygne is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Cygne <7>
  • Pleasanton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
    • Pleasanton is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <7>
  • Worland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
    • Worland is located in Bates County (MO)
  • Jingo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
    • Jingo is located in Miami County
  • Merwin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
    • Merwin is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • New Lancaster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Lancaster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
    • New Lancaster is located in Miami County
  • Mound City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Foster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
    • Foster is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cadmus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
      • Cadmus is located in Linn County
    • Fontana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fontana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
      • Fontana is located in Miami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Hume
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
      • Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • New Home
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Home. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
      • New Home is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Nyhart
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nyhart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
      • Nyhart is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Burdett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
      • Burdett is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Prescott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Prescott is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Drexel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drexel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
      • Drexel is located in Bates County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drexel <7>
    • Critzer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Critzer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
      • Critzer is located in Linn County
    • Block
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
      • Block is located in Miami County
    • Goodrich
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Linn County
    • Main City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Main City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
      • Main City is located in Cass County (MO)
    • Parker
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people

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 Sway Back Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Linn County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sway Back Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Sway Back Cemetery:

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 Sway Back Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #477708  (Maple Grove Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #477708 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Boicourt
    • County: Linn         Elev: 250
    • Location given for GNIS #477708 (Maple Grove Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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 Kansas' counties, including Linn, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sway Back Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2867, Longitude: -94.6792       In this case, the coordinates for the Sway Back Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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