A visit to the Mershon - Swords 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 Mershon - Swords Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mershon - Swords Cemetery:
38.7826, -83.0930
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mershon - Swords Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mershon - Swords Cemetery is located in Scioto County<2>.
The county seat for Scioto County is located in Portsmouth. Portsmouth lies just to the east southeast of the Mershon - Swords Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Mershon - Swords Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mershon - Swords Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Trinity RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of West Portsmouth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39599 <5>
- Seymore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Seymore Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymore Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Euton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Euton Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euton Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Garvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Garvin Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin Cemetery
- Jewett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jewett Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Cemetery
- Worley Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Worley Run Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Run Cemetery
- Careys Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Careys Run Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Careys Run Cemetery
- Larkin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Larkin Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Country Club Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Country Club Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Cemetery
- Branham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Branham Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branham Cemetery
- Moon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Vaughters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Vaughters Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughters Cemetery
- Scioto Burial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Scioto Burial Park is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Burial Park
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Scioto County
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- Lute Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mershon - Swords Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mershon - Swords Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Portsmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Lombardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Arion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Portsmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Portsmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Firebrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Otway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- South Shore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lucasville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frost
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Sciotoville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Bear Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Youngs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Sciotodale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Wetmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Coopersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Rarden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Creek
(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 Mershon - Swords Cemetery. The following communities are located in Scioto County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mershon - Swords Cemetery.
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 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 Mershon - Swords Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Scioto 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 Mershon - Swords Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1964233 (Mershon-Swords Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1964233 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: Scioto
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Portsmouth
- Location given for Mershon-Swords Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.782575 Lon: -83.0929557
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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 Ohio's counties, including Scioto, 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- Mershon - Swords 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. |
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