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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. 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 Sweeny Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   29.0472°   (29° 2' 49")

Lon:   -95.7133°   (-95° 42' 47")

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 .

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.

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Ocean have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ocean
    • Old Ocean is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Ocean <7>
  • Wild Peach Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Peach Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village
    • Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
  • Cedar Lane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lane
    • Cedar Lane is located in Matagorda County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Lane <7>
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
    • Caney is located in Matagorda County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Caney
    • From the Sweeny Cemetery to Caney
  • Danciger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danciger have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danciger
    • Danciger is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danciger <7>
  • Sargent
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bay City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Bay City is located in Matagorda County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <7>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lake Jackson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jackson
      • Lake Jackson is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Jackson <7>
    • Bailey's Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pledger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pledger have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
      • Pledger is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pledger <7>
    • McCroskey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Chalmers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jones Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Holiday Lakes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
      • Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
    • Damon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
      • Damon is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damon <7>
    • Elliott ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott is located in Matagorda County
      • Elliott has also been known as:
      • Elliott's
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elliott
      • From the Sweeny Cemetery to Elliott
    • Richwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
      • Richwood is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,015 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <7>
    • Newgulf
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Wadsworth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
      • Wadsworth is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <7>
    • Clute
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clute have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clute
      • Clute is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clute <7>
    • Angleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angleton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angleton
      • Angleton is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angleton <7>

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.

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 Sweeny Cemetery:

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:

The official website for Brazoria County: www.brazoria-county.com/

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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Sweeny Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.0472, Longitude: -95.7133    
<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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