A visit to the Swiss Colony 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 Swiss Colony Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swiss Colony Cemetery:
35.3923, -85.6480
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swiss Colony Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swiss Colony Cemetery is located in Grundy County<2>.
The county seat for Grundy County is located in Altamont. Altamont lies just to the west northwest of the Swiss Colony Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Swiss Colony Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Swiss Colony Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swiss Colony Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Fall Creek Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek Cemetery
- Fults Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fults Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fults Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Palmer City Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer City Cemetery
- Beersheba Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Grace Chapel Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Chapel Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Beersheba Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19798 <5>
- Altamont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Altamont Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont Cemetery
- Bonnie Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bonnie Oak Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Oak Cemetery
- Coalmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coalmont Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Burkett Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fults Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fults Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fults Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Orange Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Orange Hill Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Hill Cemetery
- Griffith Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Swiss Colony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swiss Colony Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gruetli - Laager
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coalmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Beersheba Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Palmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Tracy City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Lankford Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Condra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Cartwright
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Daus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Chalybeate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Pelham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Monteagle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Viola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stephenson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Powells Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Winton Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Sand Switch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Hillsboro
(18 miles [29 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 Swiss Colony Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grundy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swiss Colony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Dunlap
- Tracy City
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 Swiss Colony Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Grundy 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 Swiss Colony Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1647191 (Swiss Colony Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1647191 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: Grundy
- Est. Elev: 574 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Altamont
- Location given for Swiss Colony Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3922953 Lon: -85.6480288
- 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 Grundy, 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- Swiss Colony 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. |