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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Swanson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Swanson Cemetery (FG ID #7153)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Swanson Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swanson Cemetery

Lat:   31.7679°   (31° 46' 4")

Lon:   -95.5395°   (-95° 32' 22")

The Swanson Cemetery is located in Anderson County<2>.

The county seat for Anderson County is located in Palestine. Palestine lies just to the west of the Swanson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Swanson Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swanson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Swanson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swanson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Deanwright
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Crystal Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kossuth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kossuth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
    • Kossuth is located in Anderson County

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Kossuth

      From the Swanson Cemetery to Kossuth

  • Wells Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jarvis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Palestine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cronin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cronin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
    • Cronin is located in Anderson County

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Cronin

      From the Swanson Cemetery to Cronin

  • Alderbranch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Neches
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Herring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
    • Herring is located in Anderson County

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Herring

      From the Swanson Cemetery to Herring

  • Elkhart
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Slocum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Pert
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
      • Pert is located in Anderson County

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Pert

        From the Swanson Cemetery to Pert

    • Elmtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Todd City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lakeview Assembly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Assembly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
      • Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
    • Elmwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Anderson County

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Elmwood

        From the Swanson Cemetery to Elmwood

    • Tucker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Salmon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Brushy Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Montalba
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montalba have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalba
      • Montalba is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montalba <7>
    • Maydelle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maydelle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maydelle
      • Maydelle is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maydelle <7>
    • Mound City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmony
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Anderson County

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Harmony

        From the Swanson Cemetery to Harmony

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 Swanson Cemetery. The following communities are located in Anderson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swanson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Swanson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Anderson County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Swanson Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 Swanson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1369449  (Swanson Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1369449 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Northeast Palestine
      • County: Anderson         Elev: 136
      • Location given for GNIS #1369449 (Swanson Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #7153

    The official website for Anderson County: www.co.anderson.tx.us/

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Anderson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Swanson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7679, Longitude: -95.5395    
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <5>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.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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