A visit to the Swiger 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 Swiger Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swiger Cemetery:
39.4009, -80.4534
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swiger Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swiger Cemetery is located in Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Clarksburg. Clarksburg lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Swiger Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Swiger Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Swiger Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swiger Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Rittenhouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rittenhouse Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Boggess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Boggess Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggess Cemetery
- Lyon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lyon Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Wetzel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wetzel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel Cemetery
- Dye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dye Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
- McIntire Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McIntire Fork Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire Fork Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Griffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Wallace Lions Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Elizabeth Mason Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- The Cunningham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cunningham - Hawker Cemetery
- Hawker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78127 <5>
- Hildreth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hildreth Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Swiger Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swiger Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jimtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Rosebud
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Sardis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Alliance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Katy Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
- Lumberport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Wyatt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Haywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Big Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Reynoldsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- O'Neill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
- Meadowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsonburg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonburg
- Gore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Spelter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Shinnston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Logansport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adamston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Enterprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Rymer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Clarksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saltwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Worthington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mannington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
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 Swiger Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swiger Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksburg
- Mannington
- Shinnston
- Worthington
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 professional and volunteer 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 Swiger Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Harrison 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 Swiger Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1547805 (Swiger Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1547805 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 344 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wallace
- Location given for Swiger Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4009199 Lon: -80.4534246
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Harrison, 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- Swiger 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. |
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