A visit to the Bales 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 Bales Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bales Cemetery:
39.7864, -87.4764
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bales Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bales Cemetery is located in Vermillion County<2>.
The county seat for Vermillion County is located in Newport. Newport lies just to the north northeast of the Bales Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bales Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Bales Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bales Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bogart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bogart Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart Cemetery
- Bono Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- McCauley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Higbie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Higbie Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbie Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Dinsmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dinsmore Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore Cemetery
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hollingsworth Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Memorial Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carmack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Carmack Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hopewell Cemetery
- Friends Chapel Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Friends Chapel Church Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Chapel Church Cemetery
- The Friends Chapel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friends Chapel Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
- Prairie Twp. Chapel Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #244596 <5>
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Helts Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Helts Prairie Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helts Prairie Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Juliet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Juliet Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliet Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bales Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bales Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dana
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Raven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Kidley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Alta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Saint Bernice
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Montezuma
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Summit Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Armiesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Scottland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fairview Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clays Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Blanford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Mecca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- West Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huffmanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Chrisman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Universal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Cayuga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ridge Farm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
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 Bales Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vermillion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bales Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cayuga
- Chrisman
- Montezuma
- Newport
- Ridge Farm
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bales Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Vermillion 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 Bales Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #430455 (Bales Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #430455 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: Vermillion
- Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dana
- Location given for Bales Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7864257 Lon: -87.4764075
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Vermillion, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bales 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |