A visit to the Swan Creek 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 Swan Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swan Creek Cemetery:
36.1829, -80.8696
The Swan Creek Cemetery is located in Yadkin County<1>.
The county seat for Yadkin County is located in Yadkinville. Yadkinville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Swan Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Swan Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Swan Creek Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swan Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- Jonesville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jonesville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Swaims Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Swaims Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaims Cemetery
- Old Brier Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Island Ford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Island Ford Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Ford Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Longtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Longtown Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown Cemetery
- United Fellowship Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Long Bottom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Long Bottom Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- Mitchells Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Grassy Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Grassy Creek Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Swan Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swan Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Swan Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cycle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clingman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ronda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Elkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Elkin Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Roaring River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Windsors Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hamptonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Branon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Boonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- State Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Union Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mulberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lomax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Swan Creek 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 Swan Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boonville
- Elkin
- Elkin lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Swan Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elkin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Jonesville
- Yadkinville
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 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 Swan Creek 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 Swan Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1731792 (Swan Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1731792 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: 351 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elkin South
- Location given for Swan Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1829121 Lon: -80.869794
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swan Creek Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |
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