A visit to the Swisher 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 Swisher Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swisher Cemetery:
39.1642, -81.2240
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swisher Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swisher Cemetery is located in Ritchie County<2>.
The county seat for Ritchie County is located in Harrisville. Harrisville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Swisher Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Swisher Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Swisher Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swisher Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Metz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Metz Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Heck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Heck Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck Cemetery
- Elfritz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Elfritz Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfritz Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Goose Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Goose Creek Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek Cemetery
- Beckner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beckner Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckner Cemetery
- Lamb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- Nutter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Rexroach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rexroach Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexroach Cemetery
- Greenhill Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Everly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Everly Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #599875 <5>
- Freeport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Freeport Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Six Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Six Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Farr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Farr Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr Cemetery
- Rizer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rizer Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rizer Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Pine Twist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Twist Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Twist Cemetery
- Haught Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Haught Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haught Cemetery
- Layfields Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Layfields Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layfields Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Swisher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swisher Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rusk
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Petroleum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Cisco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Oxbow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Cairo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cantwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Cokeleys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Cornwallis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Greencastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Smithville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Harrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dallison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horseneck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Freed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Hannahdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Ellenboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- League
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Schultz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Leachtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Kanawha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Slate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Palestine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Burning Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Slab
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
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 Swisher Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ritchie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swisher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cairo
- Elizabeth
- Harrisville
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 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 Swisher Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Ritchie 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 Swisher Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1547809 (Swisher Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1547809 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: Ritchie
- Est. Elev: 212 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cairo
- Location given for Swisher Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1642449 Lon: -81.2240034
- 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 Ritchie, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swisher 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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