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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. 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 Swift Burying Ground ...

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

43.0649, -77.2340

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>

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
  • Galloway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Galloway Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Coopers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Coopers Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Cemetery
  • Macedon Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • North Farmington Friends Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Gibson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Port Gibson Cemetery is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson Cemetery
  • East Palmyra Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The East Palmyra Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra Cemetery
  • Culver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Culver Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Cemetery
    • 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 <5>
  • Parker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
  • Hopkins Burying Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Walworth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Walworth Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Macedon Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Finley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Finley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
    • Baker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
    • Marion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Marion Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Cemetery
      • The Marion Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Marion Village Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1182755 <5>
    • Upper Corners Graveyard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Upper Corners Graveyard is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Corners Graveyard
      • The Upper Corners Graveyard has also been known as:
      • Upper Corners Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66576 <5>

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)
    • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
  • Marquart Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
  • Macedon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Port Gibson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Huddle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Huddle is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
  • East Palmyra
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
  • Macedon Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
  • 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)
    • Mud Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
    • Fairville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Lincoln
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Victor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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)
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
    • 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)
    • Canandaigua
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
      • Canandaigua has also been known as:
      • Canadaigua
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <6>
    • Fruitland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Lyons
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Penfield
      (12 miles [19.3 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 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 first turn to 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 Swift Burying Ground:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Wayne 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 Swift Burying Ground:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2494579  (Swift Burying Ground)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2494579 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: Wayne
      • Est. Elev: 149 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Palmyra
      • Location given for Swift Burying Ground:
      • Lat: 43.0649     Lon: -77.234
      • 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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swift Burying Ground) 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.