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A visit to the Otterburn Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Otterburn Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Otterburn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   38.7598°   (38° 45' 35")

Lon:   -87.5564°   (-87° 33' 23")

The Otterburn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.

The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Lawrenceville. Lawrenceville lies just to the west southwest of the Otterburn Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Otterburn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Centerville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Centerville Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Lagow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lagow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lagow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lagow Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Cughan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cughan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cughan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cughan Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Howard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howard Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Tann Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tann Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Hoke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hoke Cemetery is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Tevealt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tevealt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tevealt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tevealt Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Price Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Price Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Allison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allison Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Emmons Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Emmons Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Portee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Portee Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Derr Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Derr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Derr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Derr Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Portee Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Portee Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • May Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the May Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The May Chapel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Threlkeld Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Threlkeld Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Threlkeld Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Threlkeld Cemetery is located in Knox County (IN)
    • Ferrell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferrell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Goines Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goines Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goines Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Memorial Park Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park Cemetery
      • The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Knox County (IN)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Vincennes (IN).
      • The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Memorial Park
      • Mullen School Cemetery
      • Vincennes City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85892 <5>
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Knox County (IN)
    • Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      • The Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in Knox County (IN)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Vincennes (IN).
      • The Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85990 <5>
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Knox County (IN)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Vincennes (IN).
      • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Vincennes City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84976 <5>
    • B'nai Israel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Israel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The B'nai Israel Cemetery is located in Knox County (IN)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Otterburn Cemetery.

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

  • Russellville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Vincennes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lawrenceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
    • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <6>
  • Bruceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Busseron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Busseron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
    • Busseron is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Billett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Billett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
    • Billett is located in Lawrence County
  • Oil Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Grove
    • Oil Grove is located in Crawford County
  • Birds
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fritchton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
    • Fritchton is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Oaktown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktown
    • Oaktown is located in Knox County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaktown <6>
  • Heathsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
    • Heathsville is located in Crawford County
  • Verne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
    • Verne is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Bridgeport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Flat Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Francisville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ragsdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
      • Ragsdale is located in Knox County (IN)
    • Beal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
      • Beal is located in Knox County (IN)
    • Bicknell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bicknell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell
      • Bicknell is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bicknell <6>
    • Monroe City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
      • Monroe City is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Wheatland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
      • Wheatland is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Villas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
      • Villas is located in Crawford County
    • Freelandville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
      • Freelandville is located in Knox County (IN)
    • Duncanville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
      • Duncanville is located in Crawford County

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 Otterburn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Otterburn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Otterburn 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 Otterburn Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #415232  (Otterburn Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #415232 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: Russellville
    • County: Lawrence         Elev: 129
    • Location given for GNIS #415232 (Otterburn Cemetery)

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Illinois' counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Otterburn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7598, Longitude: -87.5564       In this case, the coordinates for the Otterburn Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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