A visit to the Swaims Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Swaims Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swaims Cemetery:
36.1765, -80.7895
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swaims Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swaims Cemetery is located in Yadkin County<2>.
The county seat for Yadkin County is located in Yadkinville. Yadkinville lies just to the east southeast of the Swaims Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Swaims Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Swaims Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swaims Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- United Fellowship Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Longtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Longtown Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fall Creek Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek Cemetery
- Arlington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mitchells Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Island Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Island Ford Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Ford Cemetery
- Swan Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Swan Creek Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Brandons Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Center Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Center Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Jonesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jonesville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- Boonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boonville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Swaims Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swaims Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rena
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Marler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Cycle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Branon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Arlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Hamptonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windsors Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Yadkinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Elkin Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Clingman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Nebo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Footville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Ronda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Rockford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Mulberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Union Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- State Road
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Stony Knoll
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
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 Swaims Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yadkin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swaims Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boonville
- Elkin
- Jonesville
- Yadkinville
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 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 Swaims Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Yadkin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Swaims Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1731790 (Swaims Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1731790 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Yadkin
- Est. Elev: 337 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elkin South
- Location given for Swaims Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1765239 Lon: -80.7895129
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 North Carolina's counties, including Yadkin, 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 from Point A (ie- Swaims Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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. |
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