A visit to the Swope 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 Swope Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swope Cemetery:
40.9453, -82.1474
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swope Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swope Cemetery is located in Ashland County<2>.
The county seat for Ashland County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Swope Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Swope Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Swope Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swope Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rickle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rickle Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickle Cemetery
- Hazzard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hazzard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazzard Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The King Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The King Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Albion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Albion Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Cemetery
- Polk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The West Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem Cemetery
- Evangelical Church Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Warners - Congress Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Van Cleve Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Van Cleve Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Cleve Cemetery
- Fairhaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairhaven Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Cemetery
- Mohican Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mohican Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Congress Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Congress Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- The Maple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marle Hill Cemetery
- Marsh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Chilcote Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Chilcote Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcote Cemetery
- Burge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Burge Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burge Cemetery
- Cannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Rowsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rowsburg Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rowsburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rowsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150313 <5>
- Lucas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Old Dutch Reformed Congress Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Dutch Reformed Congress Twp. Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dutch Reformed Congress Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Dutch Reformed Congress Twp. Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Congress.
- The Old Dutch Reformed Congress Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Dutch Reformed Cemetery
- Yocum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Yocum Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum Cemetery
- Aukerman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Aukerman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman Cemetery
- Repp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Repp Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Repp Cemetery
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 Swope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swope Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Albion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- West Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Redhaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Polk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Lattasburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Congress
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Rowsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Aukerman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Homer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- New Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Burbank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lodi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pawnee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeromesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Friendsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nova
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Devil Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- River Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Savannah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bailey Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Westfield Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
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 Swope Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ashland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swope Cemetery.
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 Swope Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Ashland 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 Swope Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1046911 (Swope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1046911 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: Ashland
- Est. Elev: 333 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Polk
- Location given for Swope Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9453338 Lon: -82.1473768
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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 Ashland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swope 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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