A visit to the Bear Creek 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 Bear Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bear Creek Cemetery:
39.0926, -85.5794
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Jennings County<2>.
The county seat for Jennings County is located in Vernon. Vernon lies just to the south southwest of the Bear Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bear Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bear Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bear Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Day Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Fish Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fish Creek Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek Cemetery
- Eddleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Eddleman Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddleman Cemetery
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cave Springs Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs Cemetery
- Summerfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Summerfield Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Cemetery
- Butlerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Butlerville Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville Cemetery
- State School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The State School Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State School Cemetery
- Westport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Westport Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Queensville Christian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hill Crest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85372 <5>
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Zenas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Zenas Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas Cemetery
- Old Zenas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Zenas Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zenas Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Wynn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wynn Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynn Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Cornell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cornell Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell Cemetery
- Horseshoe Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Bear Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bear Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Queensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Butlerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zenas
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Sardinia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Westport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- North Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Scipio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Grayford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grammer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Letts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Letts Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- San Jacinto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Holton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hayden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Millhousen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Four Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Elizabethtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Otter Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Hartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Harris City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Newbern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
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 Bear Creek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jennings County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bear Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Bear Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jennings 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 Bear Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #430636 (Bear Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #430636 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: Jennings
- Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Butlerville
- Location given for Bear Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.092553 Lon: -85.579414
- 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 Jennings, 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- Bear Creek 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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