A visit to the Swanns Point Plantation 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 Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery:
37.2007, -76.8166
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery is located in Surry County<2>.
The county seat for Surry County is located in Surry. Surry lies just to the south southwest of the Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wier Neck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wier Neck Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wier Neck Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Poplar Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Poplar Lawn Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Lawn Cemetery
- Hospital Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hospital Cemetery is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hospital Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Lower Surry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lower Surry Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Surry Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galt Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Galt Family Cemetery is located in Williamsburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt Family Cemetery
- Bruton Parish Churchyard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Annes Cemetery
- Jones Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Family Cemetery is located in Williamsburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Family Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Moores Swamp Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Moores Swamp Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Swamp Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon Plantation Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cypress Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Cypress Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Cheesecake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- James City Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Scotland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Jamestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Surry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beachland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Claremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Itata
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Charles Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Oaktree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Norge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Carsley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Dendron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rushmere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Barlows Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Lee Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Rochambeau Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Lackey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Burrowsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- York View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Clay Bank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- Magnet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Country Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Ruthville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
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 Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Surry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Claremont
- Surry
- Surry lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Surry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
- Williamsburg
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 websites either 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 Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Surry 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 Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1740161 (Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1740161 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: Surry
- Est. Elev: 11 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Surry
- Location given for Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2007037 Lon: -76.8166271
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Surry, 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 from Point A (ie- Swanns Point Plantation 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. |