A visit to the Banta 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 Banta Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Banta Cemetery:
39.6708, -86.1800
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Banta Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Banta Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Indianapolis. Indianapolis lies just to the north of the Banta Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Banta Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Banta Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Banta Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Round Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Round Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Round Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Indianapolis.
- The Round Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Campground Cemetery
- Campground Graveyard
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86634 <5>
- Vorhies Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Vorhies Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorhies Cemetery
- Mooresville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mooresville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville Cemetery
- Mars - Beeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glenns Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86050 <5>
- Southport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Southport Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Messersmith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Messersmith Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messersmith Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Messersmith Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Greenwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85909 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood City Cemetery
- Concordia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Holy Cross & St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- B'nai Torah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The B'nai Torah Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Torah Cemetery
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- West Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The West Newton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- The Gardens At Olive Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Forest Lawn Memory Gardens is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
- The Forest Lawn Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85036 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- New Crown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Banta Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Banta Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Homecroft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Southport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smith Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- West Newton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stones Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Beech Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indianapolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Camby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bluff Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- New Whiteland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Young
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Red House ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Whiteland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Speedway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Banta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Bargersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Charlesmac Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Warren Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Mooresville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Acton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Spring Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wynnedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wolfington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
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 Banta Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Banta Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenwood
- Indianapolis
- Plainfield
- Speedway
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 Banta Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Banta Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2096254 (Banta Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2096254 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maywood
- Location given for Banta Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6708333 Lon: -86.18
- 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 Marion, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Banta 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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