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We found 32 communities that share the name Sweetwater.
There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Sweetwater.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 31 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Missouri ...
Reynolds County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Sweetwater [Reynolds County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Limestone County
This Sweetwater is located in Limestone County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Sweetwater that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Sweetwater.
Arizona
Apache County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Sweetwater [Apache County].
Pima County
This Sweetwater is located in Pima County and lies 1,094 miles [1,760.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sweetwater that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of Sweetwater.
Pinal County
This Sweetwater is located in Pinal County and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km] to the west of the Sweetwater that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Sweetwater.
British Columbia
This Sweetwater lies 1,793 miles [2,885.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sweetwater that is located in Newton County.
California
Shasta County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Sweetwater.
Colorado
Eagle County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Sweetwater [Eagle County].
Florida
Duval County
This Sweetwater is located in Duval County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Sweetwater that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Sweetwater.
Hardee County
This Sweetwater is located in Hardee County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km] to the southeast of the Sweetwater that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardee County community of Sweetwater.
Hillsborough County
This Sweetwater is located in Hillsborough County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km] to the southeast of the Sweetwater that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sweetwater.
Liberty County
This Sweetwater is located in Liberty County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the southeast of the Sweetwater that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Sweetwater.
Miami-Dade County
This Sweetwater is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km] to the southeast of the Sweetwater that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Sweetwater.
Idaho
Nez Perce County
This Sweetwater is located in Nez Perce County and lies 1,330 miles [2,140.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sweetwater that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nez Perce County community of Sweetwater.
Illinois
Menard County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Sweetwater [Menard County].
Kansas
Ellis County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sweetwater [Ellis County].
Montana
Madison County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Sweetwater [Madison County].
Nebraska
Buffalo County
This Sweetwater is located in Buffalo County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sweetwater that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buffalo County community of Sweetwater.
Nevada
Esmeralda County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Sweetwater [Esmeralda County].
Lyon County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Sweetwater [Lyon County].
New Jersey
Atlantic County
This Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sweetwater that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Sweetwater.
New Mexico
Colfax County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Sweetwater [Colfax County].
North Carolina
Catawba County
This Sweetwater is located in Catawba County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<2> to the east of the Sweetwater that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catawba County community of Sweetwater.
Watauga County
This Sweetwater is located in Watauga County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the east of the Sweetwater that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Sweetwater.
North Dakota
Ramsey County
This Sweetwater is located in Ramsey County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Sweetwater that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ramsey County community of Sweetwater.
Oklahoma
Beckham County
This Sweetwater is located in Beckham County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Sweetwater that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beckham County community of Sweetwater.
Pennsylvania
Franklin County
This Sweetwater is located in Franklin County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sweetwater that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Sweetwater.
South Carolina
Aiken County
This Sweetwater is located in Aiken County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Sweetwater that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Sweetwater.
Tennessee
Lewis County
This Sweetwater is located in Lewis County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Sweetwater that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Sweetwater.
Monroe County
This Sweetwater is located in Monroe County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km] to the east of the Sweetwater that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Sweetwater.
Texas
Comanche County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Sweetwater [Comanche County].
Nolan County
This Sweetwater is located in Nolan County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Sweetwater that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nolan County community of Sweetwater.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sweetwater ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Aroma (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aroma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sweetwater to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sweetwater and extending to:
Neosho, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the West Northwest.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Sweetwater to White House, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 54 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 37 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,418 miles [11,938.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,300 miles [8,529.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Sweetwater could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sweetwater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sweetwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8267, Longitude: -94.2658 In this case, the coordinates for Sweetwater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sweetwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>
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.
<6>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<8>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Sweetwater to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.663 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.51 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.923 degrees.