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A visit to the Swinnerton Burial Ground ...

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 Swinnerton Burial Ground ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swinnerton Burial Ground

Lat:   42.5580°   (42° 33' 28")

Lon:   -70.9666°   (-70° 57' 59")

The Swinnerton Burial Ground is located in Essex County<1>.

The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the southeast of the Swinnerton Burial Ground .

Name Variations for Swinnerton Burial Ground ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Swinnerton Burial Ground has also been known as:

  • Garden Street Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> of the Swinnerton Burial Ground.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swinnerton Burial Ground, with the nearest first.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Swinnerton Burial Ground.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swinnerton Burial Ground, with the nearest first.

  • Hathorne
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hathorne have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorne
    • Hathorne is located in Essex County
  • Danvers
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Peabody
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Howe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Howe is located in Essex County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Howe
    • From the Swinnerton Burial Ground to Howe
  • Middleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brigadoon Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brigadoon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
    • Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
  • Lynnfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Salem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Beverly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Montrose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Town Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
    • West Town Landing is located in Essex County
  • South Hamilton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
    • South Hamilton is located in Essex County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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 Swinnerton Burial Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Essex County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swinnerton Burial Ground.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Beverly
  • Danvers
    • Danvers lies less than 2 miles<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Swinnerton Burial Ground.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Danvers.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Lynn
    • Lynn lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the South (S) of the Swinnerton Burial Ground.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lynn.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynnfield
  • Marblehead
  • Peabody
  • Reading
    • Reading lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Swinnerton Burial Ground.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Reading.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Salem
    • Salem lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Swinnerton Burial Ground.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Saugus
    • Saugus lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Swinnerton Burial Ground.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Saugus.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
  • Swampscott
  • Topsfield
  • Wakefield
  • Wenham

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 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 Swinnerton Burial Ground:

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 Swinnerton Burial Ground. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5580, Longitude: -70.9666    
<3>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.
<4>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.

<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>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.
<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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