A visit to the Sweeny 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 Sweeny Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sweeny Cemetery (FG ID #708089).
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 Sweeny Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sweeny Cemetery:
29.0472, -95.7133
The Sweeny Cemetery is located in Brazoria County<2>.
The county seat for Brazoria County is located in Angleton. Angleton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Sweeny Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sweeny Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Sweeny Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sweeny Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jaden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mims Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Columbia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- WC Paradise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Lawn Haven of Rest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hudgins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Brazoria Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Peaceful Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Patton Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Free System Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Berean Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Berean Cemetery is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berean Cemetery
- St. Paul MB Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old Brazoria Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sweeny Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sweeny Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sweeny
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Ocean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wild Peach Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village
- Cedar Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brazoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Van Vleck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Caney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Danciger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sargent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bailey's Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pledger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McCroskey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chalmers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bay City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jones Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Holiday Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Damon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elliott ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Richwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newgulf
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wadsworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clute
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Angleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Sweeny Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brazoria County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sweeny Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Angleton
- Bay City
- Brazoria
- Lake Jackson
- West Columbia
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 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 Sweeny Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Brazoria 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 Sweeny Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #708089
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 Brazoria, 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- Sweeny 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. |