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A visit to the Swan Lake Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Swan Lake Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Swan Lake Cemetery (FG ID #91759)

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 Swan Lake Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swan Lake Cemetery

Lat:   41.6771°   (41° 40' 37")

Lon:   -70.1285°   (-70° 7' 42")

The Swan Lake Cemetery is located in Barnstable County<2>.

The county seat for Barnstable County is located in Barnstable. Barnstable lies just to the west of the Swan Lake Cemetery .

Establishment of the Swan Lake Cemetery ...

The Swan Lake Cemetery was established in 1925.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Swan Lake Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Barnstable County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Swan Lake Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Swan Lake Cemetery.

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

    • West Harwich
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harwich
      • West Harwich is located in Barnstable County
    • Dennis Port
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Port have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Port
      • Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
    • North Harwich
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harwich
      • North Harwich is located in Barnstable County
    • South Dennis
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dennis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
      • South Dennis is located in Barnstable County
    • South Yarmouth
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Yarmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yarmouth
      • South Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
    • West Dennis
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Dennis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dennis
      • West Dennis is located in Barnstable County
    • Harwich
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich
      • Harwich is located in Barnstable County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 people
    • Harwich Port
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich Port
      • Harwich Port is located in Barnstable County
    • Bass River
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
      • Bass River is located in Barnstable County
    • East Dennis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dennis
      • East Dennis is located in Barnstable County
    • South Harwich
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harwich
      • South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
    • West Brewster
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brewster
      • West Brewster is located in Barnstable County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • South Chatham
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
        • South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
      • East Harwich
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Harwich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harwich
        • East Harwich is located in Barnstable County
      • Dennis
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
        • Dennis is located in Barnstable County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
      • Yarmouth
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yarmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
        • Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,166 people
      • West Yarmouth
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Yarmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yarmouth
        • West Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
      • Brewster
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
        • Brewster is located in Barnstable County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
      • Yarmouth Port
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yarmouth Port have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Port
        • Yarmouth Port is located in Barnstable County
      • West Chatham
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chatham
        • West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
      • Cummaquid ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummaquid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummaquid
        • Cummaquid is located in Barnstable County
      • Hyannis
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis
        • Hyannis is located in Barnstable County
      • Chatham
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
        • Chatham is located in Barnstable County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
      • South Orleans
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orleans
        • South Orleans is located in Barnstable County
      • Cobbs Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobbs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs Village
        • Cobbs Village is located in Barnstable County
      • Barnstable
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstable have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable
        • Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
        • Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
        • Barnstable has also been known as:
        • Barnstable Village

    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 Swan Lake Cemetery. The following communities are located in Barnstable County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swan Lake Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Swan Lake Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Old South Dennis Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • The Old South Dennis Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • The Old South Dennis Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ancient Cemetery
      • Town Hall Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old South Dennis Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #703920 <1>
    • South Dennis Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Dennis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Dennis Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Dennis Cemetery
    • Baker Family Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Holy Trinity Memorial Wall
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgetown Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Island Pond Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bass River Bapist Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Top Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Sears Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sears Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sears Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91695 <1>
      • Homer Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Homer Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homer Cemetery
      • Harding Ryder Gravesite
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Dillingham Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Quivet Neck Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • The Quivet Neck Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Quivet Neck Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of East Dennis.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quivet Neck Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91406 <1>
      • Ouivett Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ouivett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ouivett Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ouivett Cemetery
      • Paddock Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Corporation Beach Memorial Park
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Nobscusset Indian Burial Ground
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Nobscusset Indian Burial Ground. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Nobscusset Indian Burial Ground is located in Barnstable County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nobscusset Indian Burial Ground
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2349234 <1>
      • Hall Family Burial Ground
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hall Family Burial Ground. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Hall Family Burial Ground is located in Barnstable County
        • The Hall Family Burial Ground has also been known as:
        • Hall Cemetery
        • Hall Family Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Family Burial Ground
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DEN.805 <6>
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91049 <1>
      • Howes Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Howes Cemetery is located in Barnstable County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howes Cemetery
      • Ancient Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bassett Family Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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

    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 Swan Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #619250  (Swan Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #619250 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: Dennis
      • County: Barnstable         Elev: 4
      • Location given for GNIS #619250 (Swan Lake Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #91759

    The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/

    The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Barnstable, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Swan Lake Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6771, Longitude: -70.1285    
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <6>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

    When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

    <7>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.




 

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