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A visit to the Swauk Prairie 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 Swauk Prairie Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Swauk Prairie Cemetery (FG ID #77077)

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 Swauk Prairie Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   47.2022°   (47° 12' 7")

Lon:   -120.7425°   (-120° 44' 33")

The Swauk Prairie Cemetery is located in Kittitas County<2>.

The county seat for Kittitas County is located in Ellensburg. Ellensburg lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Swauk Prairie Cemetery .

Name Variations for Swauk Prairie Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Swauk Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Swauk Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 19 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Swauk Prairie Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Thorp - Splawn Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Laurel Hill Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Laurel Hill Memorial Cemetery is located in Kittitas County
  • Thorp Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Kittitas County
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Kittitas County
  • Old German Baptist Cascade Valley Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Peterson Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peterson Cemetery is located in Kittitas County
  • Stemilt Hill Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Chelan County
  • Wenatchee City Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cashmere Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cashmere Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cashmere Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cashmere Cemetery is located in Chelan County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Evergreen Memorial Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Memorial Park is located in Douglas County
    • Sunnyslope Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyslope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyslope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunnyslope Cemetery is located in Chelan County
    • Valley View Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Peshastin Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peshastin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peshastin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peshastin Cemetery is located in Chelan County
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Leavenworth Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leavenworth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leavenworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leavenworth Cemetery is located in Chelan County
    • Wenas Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wenas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wenas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wenas Cemetery is located in Yakima County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Swauk Prairie Cemetery.

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

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 Swauk Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kittitas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swauk Prairie 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 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 Swauk Prairie 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 Swauk Prairie Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1526845  (Swauk Prairie Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1526845 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: Swauk Prairie
    • County: Kittitas         Elev: 712
    • Location given for GNIS #1526845 (Swauk Prairie Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #77077

The official website for Kittitas County: www.co.kittitas.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.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 Washington's counties, including Kittitas, 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 Swauk Prairie Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2022, Longitude: -120.7425    
<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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