A visit to the Swanson Cemetery ...
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Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Swanson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Swanson Cemetery (FG ID #101521)
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 Swanson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swanson Cemetery
Lat: 41.4806° (41° 28' 50")
Lon: -99.3476° (-99° 20' 51")
The Swanson Cemetery is located in Custer County<2>.
The county seat for Custer County is located in Broken Bow. Broken Bow lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Swanson Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Swanson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swanson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dry Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Douglas Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Franch Tableland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Lee's Park Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somerford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty - Kingston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Round Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Round Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Janesville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ansley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arcadia Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Union Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Balsora Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Czech National Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Swanson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swanson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Weissert
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wescott
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Comstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Comstock is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comstock <5>
- Berwyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Berwyn is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwyn <5>
- Sargent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arcadia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ansley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Broken Bow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mason City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Mason City is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <5>
- Gates
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Merna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merna have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna
- Merna is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merna <5>
- Elyria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elyria have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
- Elyria is located in Valley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <5>
- New Helena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Loup City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Loup City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Loup City
- North Loup City is located in Sherman County
- Ord
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Burwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Litchfield is located in Sherman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <5>
- Loup City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Almeria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
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 Swanson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Custer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swanson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anselmo
- Ansley
- Arcadia
- Broken Bow
- Burwell
- Litchfield
- Loup City
- Mason City
- Merna
- New Helena
- Ord
- Ord lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Swanson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ord.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
- Sargent
- Taylor
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 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 Swanson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Custer County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Swanson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #833981 (Swanson Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #833981 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: Ansley NE
- County: Custer Elev: 775
- Location given for GNIS #833981 (Swanson Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101521
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: https://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 Custer, 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 obstructions 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 Swanson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4806, Longitude: -99.3476 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<6> | 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. |
<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. |