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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 Swem Grave ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swem Grave

Lat:   41.7761°   (41° 46' 33")

Lon:   -86.5131°   (-86° 30' 47")

The Swem Grave is located in Berrien County<2>.

The county seat for Berrien County is located in Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the north of the Swem Grave .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Swem Grave.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swem Grave, with the nearest first.

  • Galien Twp. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galien Twp. Cemetery
    • The Galien Twp. Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • The Galien Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Galien Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1746630 <5>
  • Germinder & Ward Graves
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germinder & Ward Graves
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germinder & Ward Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Germinder & Ward Graves is located in Berrien County
  • Shedd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shedd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shedd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shedd Cemetery is located in Berrien County
  • Dayton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dayton Cemetery
    • The Dayton Cemetery is located in Berrien County
  • McGowan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGowan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGowan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McGowan Cemetery is located in Berrien County
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Berrien County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Foster Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in LaPorte County (IN)
  • Teeter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teeter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Teeter Cemetery is located in LaPorte County (IN)
  • St. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Cemetery is located in LaPorte County (IN)
  • Bakertown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bakertown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bakertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bakertown Cemetery is located in Berrien County
  • Stevens Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stevens Farm Cemetery is located in Berrien County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • New Troy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Troy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Troy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Troy Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Ridge Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Buchanan.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1271 <5>
    • Glendora Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendora Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glendora Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Basswood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Basswood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Basswood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Basswood Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Heckman Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heckman Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heckman Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Heckman Memorial Cemetery is located in LaPorte County (IN)
    • Olive Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olive Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • Portage Prairie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portage Prairie Cemetery
      • The Portage Prairie Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • The Portage Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Portage Prairie UMC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2268878 <5>
    • Howe Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howe Cemetery
      • The Howe Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Buchanan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Dragon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dragon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dragon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dragon Cemetery is located in Berrien County

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]<3> of the Swem Grave.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swem Grave, with the nearest first.

  • Galien
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
    • Galien is located in Berrien County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Avery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Avery is located in Berrien County
  • New Carlisle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carlisle
    • New Carlisle is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carlisle <7>
  • Dayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Berrien County
  • Three Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
    • Three Oaks is located in Berrien County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Oaks <7>
  • Zeigler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
    • Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
  • Bakertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bakertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
    • Bakertown is located in Berrien County
  • Hesston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
    • Hesston is located in LaPorte County (IN)
  • New Troy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hills Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
    • Hills Corners is located in Berrien County
  • Glendora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
    • Glendora is located in Berrien County
  • Smith
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
    • Smith is located in LaPorte County (IN)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Rolling Prairie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sawyer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Buchanan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Harbert
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbert
      • Harbert is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbert <7>
    • Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert
      • Shorewood - Tower Hills - Harbert is located in Berrien County
    • Hazelhurst
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hazelhurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
      • Hazelhurst is located in Berrien County
    • Lakeside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Berrien County
    • Union Pier
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Pier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Pier
      • Union Pier is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Pier <7>
    • Snow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
      • Snow is located in Berrien County
    • Bridgman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Crumstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crumstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
      • Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • New Buffalo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Baroda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baroda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baroda
      • Baroda is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baroda <7>

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 Swem Grave. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berrien County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swem Grave.

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 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 Swem Grave:

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 Swem Grave:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2374162  (Swem Grave)
    • Note: GNIS record #2374162 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: Three Oaks
    • County: Berrien         Elev: 219
    • Location given for GNIS #2374162 (Swem Grave)

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.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 Michigan's counties, including Berrien, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Swem Grave. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7761, Longitude: -86.5131       In this case, the coordinates for the Swem Grave 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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