A visit to the Swain 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 Swain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swain Cemetery:
42.4786, -77.8578
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swain Cemetery is located in Allegany County<2>.
The county seat for Allegany County is located in Belmont. Belmont lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Swain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Swain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Swain Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brewer Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chautauqua Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Chautauqua Hollow Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua Hollow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chautauqua Hollow Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Dalton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2376406 <5>
- German Settlement Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Canaseraga Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dalton Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216998 <5>
- Weaver Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ossian Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seager Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Doty's Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The West View Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Cemetery
- The West View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Consalus Cemetery
- Denton - Jaggard Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
- Stahl Brothers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nunda Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1253406 <5>
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Hunts Hollow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Short Tract Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Lippincott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lippincott Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott Cemetery
- Bailey Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailey Hill Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Hill Cemetery
- Bluff Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bluff Point Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point Cemetery
- Byersville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Byersville Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Swain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Swain
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Swain is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Swain has also been known as:
- Swains Station
- Swainsville
- Swin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <6>
- Garwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garwoods is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
- Canaseraga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nunda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bishopville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Cumminsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Woodsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
- Lewis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Arkport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Allen is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Aristotle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aristotle is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
- West Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Sparta is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sparta
- Wiscoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
- West Almond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- Almond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Mills
- Kysorville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kysorville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kysorville
- Fillmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Hornell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Hornell is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Groveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Koy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Koy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
- Angelica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hornell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wayland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Castile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hume
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Swain Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegany County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Almond
- Angelica
- Castile
- Dalton
- Dansville
- Fillmore
- Hornell
- Nunda
- Wayland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Swain Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Allegany 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 Swain Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2544279 (Swain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2544279 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: Allegany
- Est. Elev: 457 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Canaseraga
- Location given for Swain Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4786111 Lon: -77.8577778
- 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 New York's counties, including Allegany, 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 from Point A (ie- Swain 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |