A visit to the Swan 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 Swan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swan Cemetery:
35.0690, -84.7683
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swan Cemetery is located in Bradley County<2>.
The county seat for Bradley County is located in Cleveland. Cleveland lies just to the northwest of the Swan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Swan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Swan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ware Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Old Fort Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Old Fort Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Dills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
- Dills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
- Thompson Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Goode Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Goode Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Cemetery
- Samples Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzsimmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimmons Cemetery
- Fitzsimmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimmons Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Cumberland Shed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Shed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestuee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chestuee Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19613 <5>
- McNair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- McNair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- Ball Play Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ball Play Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Swan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oldfort
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Ball Play
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Ocoee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tennga
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Parksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- South Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Cisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chable ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Red Clay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Cohutta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sumac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Countryside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- McDonald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bellefounte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Howardville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Ruralvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Mineral Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Apison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Crandall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Archville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Chestuee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bradley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swan 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 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 Swan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bradley 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1271936 (Swan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1271936 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: Bradley
- Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Felker
- Location given for Swan Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0689644 Lon: -84.7682735
- 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 Bradley, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swan 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |