A visit to the Old Swafford 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 Old Swafford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Swafford Cemetery:
35.3154, -84.6808
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Swafford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Swafford Cemetery is located in McMinn County<2>.
The county seat for McMinn County is located in Athens. Athens lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Old Swafford Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Old Swafford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Swafford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Womack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Swafford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Hanks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Britton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Britton Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton Cemetery
- Prater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Prater Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
- Double Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pickens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Calhoun Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hiwassee Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Crabtree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
- Old Eastanallee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Eastanallee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riceville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Riceville Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Erwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Erwin Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Cemetery
- Shiloh Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Charleston Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Charleston Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Cemetery
- Hambright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hambright Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambright Cemetery
- Council Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Council Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Cemetery
- Trew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Trew Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trew Cemetery
- South Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Thorn Hill Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Swafford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Swafford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Luskville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Claxton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Calhoun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chestuee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goodsprings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Delano
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefounte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Etowah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lamontville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Countryside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Etola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Ocoee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Servilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Englewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goodfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Beta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- East Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Mecca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Nonaburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
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 Old Swafford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McMinn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Swafford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Athens lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Old Swafford Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athens.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Benton
- Calhoun
- Cleveland
- Decatur
- Englewood
- Etowah
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 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 Old Swafford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to McMinn 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 Old Swafford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296376 (Old Swafford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296376 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: McMinn
- Est. Elev: 225 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Calhoun
- Location given for Old Swafford Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3153508 Lon: -84.6807711
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including McMinn, 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- Old Swafford 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |