A visit to the Swartz 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 Swartz Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swartz Cemetery:
40.2695, -77.9117
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swartz Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swartz Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County<2>.
The county seat for Huntingdon County is located in Huntingdon. Huntingdon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Swartz Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Swartz Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Swartz Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swartz Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sugar Run Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bare - Garver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bare - Garver Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bare - Garver Cemetery
- Monroe Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Monroe Church Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Church Cemetery
- Rockhill IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rockhill IOOF Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill IOOF Cemetery
- Orbisonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Orbisonia Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbisonia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Orbisonia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Orbisonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977868 <5>
- Shirley Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shirley Home Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Home Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Gilboa Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gilboa Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa Cemetery
- Flasher Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Gilliland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilliland Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliland Cemetery
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Catherine Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- McGarvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McGarvey Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGarvey Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- Chilcoat Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Old Logan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Logan Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Logan Cemetery
- Bolinger Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Germany Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Ricketts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ricketts Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ricketts Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Mount Union.
- The Ricketts Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harencame Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
- Shaffer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2481959 <5>
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] of the Swartz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swartz Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rockhill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Orbisonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shirleysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pogue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Aughwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Saltillo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Three Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shade Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cassville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Coles ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Mapleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kimmel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Selea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Neelyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Mount Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Colfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Todd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Birdville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Joller ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Newton Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Cooks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Maddensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Dry Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Blairs Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
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 Swartz Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Huntingdon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swartz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mount Union
- Newton Hamilton
- Orbisonia
- Shirleysburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Swartz Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Huntingdon 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 Swartz Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1187137 (Swartz Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1187137 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: Huntingdon
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Butler Knob
- Location given for Swartz Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2695244 Lon: -77.9116648
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Huntingdon, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swartz 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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