Posted on: Edgar Co., IL Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Edgar/351 Surname: Kirby ------------------------- Hello, List! I found Swango Cemetery after several tries. The best direction is to go west on Jasper Street to Jefferson Street, turn left(south)and follow Jefferson. This street becomes Preston Street after a few blocks. Follow Preston Street until you come to 1350 E Preston/450 N; turn west on 450, follow road and at the curve is an old building on the left side. On the porch is a sign that says "PARIS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT". The gate is to the left of the building and you cross the pasture to the wooded hill. Go up the hill and there you are. The owner of the building and pasture lives across the road up a lane. Her name is Julie/Judy Daugherty. A very nice woman. Without flagging her down we would never have found the cemetery. She was gracious enough to take us up to it. The cemetery is in excellent shape, as a few weeks ago, seven people asked permission from Ms Daugherty to go up there so they could clean it up. She was under the impression that an ancestor of one was buried there. Ms Daugherty said that she was told by family that a landslide occured at the north, I believe, end and several tombstones slide down with the earth. She says she has found pieces of tombstones down there. The family I was looking for was within 8 to 10 feet of the "edge". It was well worth the time and effort looking and finding, Swango Cemetery. A very peaceful, tranquil, spot. It is enclosed by a fence to protect it from cows. Phyllis