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A visit to the Swift Burying Ground ...

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 Swift Burying Ground ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swift Burying Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swift Burying Ground

Lat:   43.0649°   (43° 3' 53")

Lon:   -77.2340°   (-77° 14' 2")

The Swift Burying Ground is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Lyons. Lyons lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Swift Burying Ground .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Swift Burying Ground.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swift Burying Ground, with the nearest first.

  • Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lemuel Durfee Burying Ground is located in Wayne County
  • Galloway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galloway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Galloway Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Coopers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coopers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coopers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coopers Cemetery is located in Ontario County
  • Macedon Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedon Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedon Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Macedon Village Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • North Farmington Friends Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Farmington Friends Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Farmington Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Farmington Friends Cemetery is located in Ontario County
  • Port Gibson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Port Gibson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Port Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Port Gibson Cemetery is located in Ontario County
  • East Palmyra Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Palmyra Cemetery
    • The East Palmyra Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Culver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Culver Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Culver Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Culver Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Culver Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of East Palmyra.
    • The Culver Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sanford Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64313 <6>
  • Parker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Hopkins Burying Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopkins Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopkins Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopkins Burying Ground is located in Wayne County
  • Walworth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walworth Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Macedon Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Finley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Finley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Baker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Marion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marion Cemetery
      • The Marion Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • The Marion Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Marion Village Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1182755 <6>
    • Upper Corners Graveyard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Corners Graveyard
      • The Upper Corners Graveyard is located in Wayne County
      • The Upper Corners Graveyard has also been known as:
      • Upper Corners Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66576 <6>

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 Swift Burying Ground.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swift Burying Ground, with the nearest first.

  • Palmyra
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Yellow Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
  • Marquart Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marquart Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
    • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
  • Macedon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
    • Macedon is located in Wayne County
    • Estimated population in 2017: 1,462 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macedon <7>
  • Port Gibson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Huddle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
    • Huddle is located in Wayne County
  • East Palmyra
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
    • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
  • Macedon Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
    • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
  • Walworth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Marion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shortsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Newark
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Clifton Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Springs
      • Clifton Springs is located in Ontario County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Springs <7>
    • Mud Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
    • Fairville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
    • Lincoln
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
    • Victor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
      • Victor is located in Ontario County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <7>
    • Fairport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ontario
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hopewell Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
    • Phelps
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Williamson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Orchard Grove Village Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Grove Village Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove Village Park
      • Orchard Grove Village Park is located in Wayne County
    • Canandaigua
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fruitland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fruitland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
    • Lyons
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Penfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Penfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
      • Penfield is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penfield <7>

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 Swift Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swift Burying Ground.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 either 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 Swift Burying Ground:

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 Swift Burying Ground:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2494579  (Swift Burying Ground)
    • Note: GNIS record #2494579 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: Palmyra
    • County: Wayne         Elev: 149
    • Location given for GNIS #2494579 (Swift Burying Ground)

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 Wayne, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Swift Burying Ground. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0649, Longitude: -77.2340       In this case, the coordinates for the Swift Burying Ground have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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