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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. 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 Swan Creek Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   36.1829°   (36° 10' 58")

Lon:   -80.8696°   (-80° 52' 10")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain Grove Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Fall Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fall Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fall Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fall Creek Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Arlington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Arlington Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Jonesville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jonesville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Swaims Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swaims Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swaims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swaims Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Old Brier Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Brier Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Brier Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Brier Creek Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Island Ford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Ford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Island Ford Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Asbury Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Asbury Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Longtown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longtown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Longtown Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
    • United Fellowship Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
    • Long Bottom Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Bottom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Bottom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Bottom Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
    • Flat Rock Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Rock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
    • Mitchells Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchells Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchells Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mitchells Chapel Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Surry County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Surry County
    • Grassy Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grassy Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grassy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grassy Creek Cemetery is located in Surry County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
    • Rena is located in Yadkin County
  • Arlington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Yadkin County
  • Jonesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
    • Jonesville is located in Yadkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <6>
  • Clingman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Marler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
    • Marler is located in Yadkin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Marler
    • From the Swan Creek Cemetery to Marler
  • Ronda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
    • Ronda is located in Wilkes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronda <6>
  • New Castle ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
    • New Castle is located in Wilkes County
  • Elkin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
    • Elkin is located in Surry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkin <6>
  • Pleasant Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
  • Elkin Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Roaring River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
      • Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
    • Brier Creek ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brier Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
      • Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Branon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
      • Branon is located in Yadkin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Branon
      • From the Swan Creek Cemetery to Branon
    • Zimmerman ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zimmerman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
      • Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
    • Boonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
      • Boonville is located in Yadkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <6>
    • Rusk ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rusk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
      • Rusk is located in Surry County
    • State Road
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Road have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road
      • State Road is located in Surry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State Road <6>
    • Union Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Union Grove is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Grove <6>
    • Mulberry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lomax
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lomax. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
      • Lomax is located in Wilkes County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lomax
      • From the Swan Creek Cemetery to Lomax

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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:

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: GNIS record #1731792 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: Elkin South
    • County: Yadkin         Elev: 351
    • Location given for GNIS #1731792 (Swan Creek Cemetery)

The official website for Yadkin County: www.yadkincounty.gov/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 '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 Swan Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1829, Longitude: -80.8696    
<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 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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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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