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. 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 Sway Back Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sway Back Cemetery:
38.2867, -94.6792
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- East Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Ninety Six Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ninety Six Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninety Six Cemetery
- Green Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eureka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- 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)
- The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Benjamin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Benjamin Cemetery is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Linnville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Linnville Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville Cemetery
- Jingo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Richland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Pleasanton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pleasanton Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Walley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Walley Cemetery is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walley Cemetery
- West Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- 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 south 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)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Amoret
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amoret is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Linn Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Amsterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Cygne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasanton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Worland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Worland is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Jingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jingo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Merwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merwin is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- New Lancaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Mound City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Foster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foster is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cadmus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Fontana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fontana is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Hume
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- New Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Home is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Nyhart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Burdett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burdett is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Prescott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Prescott is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Drexel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Critzer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Critzer is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
- Block
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Block is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Goodrich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Goodrich is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Main City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Main City is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- Parker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Parker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- 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.
- Amoret
- Amsterdam
- Drexel
- Foster
- Goodrich
- Hume
- Hume lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sway Back Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hume.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- La Cygne
- Merwin
- Mound City
- Pleasanton
- Worland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sway Back Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Linn 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 Sway Back Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #477708 (Maple Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #477708 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: Linn
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boicourt
- Location given for Maple Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2869672 Lon: -94.6788457
- 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sway Back 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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