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A visit to the Swankee Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Swankee Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Swankee Cemetery (FG ID #101520)

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 Swankee Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.0628°   (41° 3' 46")

Lon:   -102.7247°   (-102° 43' 28")

The Swankee Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County<2>.

The county seat for Cheyenne County is located in Sidney. Sidney lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Swankee Cemetery .

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 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 Swankee Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Cheyenne County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Swankee Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Swankee Cemetery.

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

    • Sunol
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunol
      • Sunol is located in Cheyenne County
    • Lodgepole
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Lion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
      • Red Lion is located in Logan County (CO)
    • Sedgwick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
      • Sedgwick is located in Sedgwick County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <4>
    • Chappell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Crook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook
      • Crook is located in Logan County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crook <4>
    • Sidney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lorenzo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
      • Lorenzo is located in Cheyenne County
    • Ovid
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
      • Ovid is located in Sedgwick County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <4>
    • Peetz
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peetz
      • Peetz is located in Logan County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peetz <4>
    • Brownson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownson
      • Brownson is located in Cheyenne County
    • Gurley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Julesburg
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Fleming
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
        • Fleming is located in Logan County (CO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleming <4>
      • Iliff
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iliff
        • Iliff is located in Logan County (CO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iliff <4>
      • Dalton
        (27 miles [43.5 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 Swankee Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cheyenne County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Chappell
    • Crook
      • Crook lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Swankee Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crook.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook
    • Dalton
      • Dalton lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Swankee Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dalton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Gurley
    • Haxtun
    • Julesburg
    • Lodgepole
    • Ovid
      • Ovid lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Swankee Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ovid.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
    • Peetz
      • Peetz lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Swankee Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peetz.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peetz
    • Sedgwick
    • Sidney
      • Sidney lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Swankee Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sidney.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Swankee Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Barber Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barber Cemetery is located in Logan County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barber Cemetery
    • Lynch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lynch Cemetery is located in Logan County (CO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
    • Barrow Pit Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Deuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Pleasantview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Prairie Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sedgwick Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chappell Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Chappell Cemetery is located in Deuel County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chappell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Chappell.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chappell Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100479 <1>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Mennonite Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Weyerts Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • The Weyerts Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County
        • The Weyerts Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weyerts Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217684 <1>
      • Ovid Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • The Ovid Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County (CO)
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ovid Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Ovid (CO).
        • The Ovid Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
        • Reservation Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ovid Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57475 <1>
      • Peetz Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peetz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Peetz Cemetery is located in Logan County (CO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peetz Cemetery
      • Berea Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Berea Cemetery is located in Deuel County
        • The Berea Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Berea Lutheran Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berea Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178623 <1>
      • Union Valley Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Kowanda Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Salem Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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

    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 Swankee Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #833980  (Swankee Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #833980 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: Lodgepole SW
      • County: Cheyenne         Elev: 1259
      • Location given for GNIS #833980 (Swankee Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101520

    The official website for Cheyenne County: www.co.cheyenne.ne.us/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Cheyenne, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Swankee Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0628, Longitude: -102.7247    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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>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.




 

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