A visit to the Bakesburg 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 Bakesburg Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bakesburg Cemetery:
39.8075, -86.9108
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bakesburg Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bakesburg Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Greencastle. Greencastle lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Bakesburg Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bakesburg Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bakesburg Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Landes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Landes Cemetery is located in Putnam County
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- Peffley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Peffley Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peffley Cemetery
- Sutherlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sutherlin Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin Cemetery
- Pickle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pickle Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickle Cemetery
- Skillman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Skillman Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman Cemetery
- Hartman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
- Grider Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Grider Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider Cemetery
- La Follett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The La Follett Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Follett Cemetery
- Nicolas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Nicolas Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicolas Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Forgey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Forgey Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forgey Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The James Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
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- Clodfelter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clodfelter Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clodfelter Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Wasson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wasson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Vandever - Brisco Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Vandever - Brisco Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Vandever - Brisco Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandever - Brisco Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240763 <5>
- Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- The Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brick Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #888207 <5>
- Randel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Randel Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randel Cemetery
- Bainbridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bainbridge Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bakesburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bakesburg Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blakesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Portland Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Bainbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Roachdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ladoga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Ferndale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Groveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- North Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- New Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Guion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Greencastle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barnard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Judson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Fillmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Byron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Limedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Reno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- New Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- North Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alamo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Marshall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Nyesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
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 Bakesburg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bakesburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bainbridge
- Greencastle
- Ladoga
- Marshall
- North Salem
- Russellville
- Waveland
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 helpful 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 Bakesburg Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Putnam 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 Bakesburg Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #430441 (Bakesburg Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #430441 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: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Russellville
- Location given for Bakesburg Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8075449 Lon: -86.9108426
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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 Indiana's counties, including Putnam, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bakesburg 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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