A visit to the Swan Point Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Swan Point Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Swan Point Cemetery (FG ID #1584940).
In addition, the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission <2> has a database entry for the Swan Point Cemetery (RIHCC ID: PV003).
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 Swan Point Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swan Point Cemetery:
41.8530, -71.3834
The Swan Point Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Providence.
The cemetery is located in Providence County<3>.
The county seat for Providence County is located in Providence. Providence lies just to the southwest of the Swan Point Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Swan Point Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<4> of the Swan Point Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swan Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Anns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Mineral Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Admiral Esek Hopkins Lot (Historic)
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The North Burial Ground is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Burial Ground
- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hurst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Moshassuck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Tillinghast Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
- Newman Ave. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Newman Ave. Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Ave. Cemetery
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Basil the Great Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Basil the Great Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Basil the Great Cemetery
- The St. Basil the Great Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Basil Cemetery
- Intervale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Intervale Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Swan Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swan Point Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rumford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pawtucket
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Central Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Six Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carpenters Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Providence Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olneyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lonsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Armington Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leonard Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Luthers Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seekonk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- Saylesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Seekonk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- Valley Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dyerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Centerdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Providence is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
- Cranston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefonte
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kent Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Berkeley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Attleborough City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- Esmond
(5 miles [8 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 Swan Point Cemetery. The following communities are located in Providence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swan Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central Falls
- Cranston
- East Providence
- Pawtucket
- Providence
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 professional and volunteer 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 Swan Point Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Rhode Island:
- Pages specific to Providence 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 Swan Point Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1584940
Referenced RIHCC Record: PV003
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1904325 (Swan Point Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1904325 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: Providence
- Est. Elev: 30 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Providence
- Location given for Swan Point Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8528779 Lon: -71.3828332
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Providence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Swan Point Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |