The namesake cemetery of Graves Gap, founded by the Graves family (Doctor “Jack” Graves, 1800-1875, the oldest here). Also the burial place of George Washington Swann (1840-1919) and his family, whose land and name are directly tied to the real Swann Covered Bridge - the crossing was originally slated to be called the Joy Bridge, renamed in the Swann family’s honor at a November 1933 dedication dinner.
Notable graves:
- George Washington Swann (1840-1919) and Elmirah Jane Jett Swann (1844-1918) - namesakes of the Swann Covered Bridge.
- Doctor “Jack” Graves (1800-1875) - the cemetery’s own namesake patriarch.
The urns here were made locally. George Washington Swann was a potter as well as a farmer and blacksmith, and he made the urns used as grave markers at this cemetery and at Oak Grove at Bangor. Most of the Graves Gap urns have since been destroyed by mowing. His pottery was fired at a jug factory where hay was used to pad the ware against damage in transit.