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A visit to the Swetman Cemetery ...

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 Swetman Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   30.4565°   (30° 27' 23")

Lon:   -88.8903°   (-88° 53' 25")

The Swetman Cemetery is located in Harrison County<1>.

The county seat for Harrison County is located in Gulfport. Gulfport lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Swetman Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Swetman Cemetery.<3>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Swetman Cemetery.

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

  • D'Iberville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Iberville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Iberville
    • D'Iberville is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for D'Iberville <7>
  • Saint Martin
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
    • Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
  • Biloxi
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gulf Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Latimer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beauvoir
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ocean Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Springs
    • Ocean Springs is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Springs <7>
  • Wool Market
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Coalville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gulf Park Estates
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Park Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
    • Gulf Park Estates is located in Jackson County
  • Mississippi City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Fountainebleau
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
      • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
    • North Gulfport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Gulfport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
      • North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
    • Gulfport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Vancleave
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gautier
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gautier have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gautier
      • Gautier is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gautier <7>
    • Hickory Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
      • Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
    • Martin Bluff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
      • Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
    • Lyman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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 Swetman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harrison County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Swetman Cemetery:

The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Harrison, 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 Swetman Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4565, Longitude: -88.8903    
<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 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.
<5>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.
<6>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Mississippi City and Biloxi. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>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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