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 ...
The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Jennings County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Butlerville Cemetery
- The Butlerville Cemetery is located in Jennings County
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- Cave Springs Cemetery
- The Cave Springs Cemetery is located in Jennings County
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- Cornell Cemetery
- The Cornell Cemetery is located in Jennings County
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- Day Cemetery
- The Day Cemetery is located in Jennings County
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- Eddleman Cemetery
- The Eddleman Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- Fish Creek Cemetery
- The Fish Creek Cemetery is located in Jennings County
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- Henry Cemetery
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Jennings County
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- Hillcrest Cemetery
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Jennings County
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- The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hill Crest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85372 <2>
- Hopewell Cemetery
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jennings County
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- Horseshoe Bend Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- Old Zenas Cemetery
- The Old Zenas Cemetery is located in Jennings County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Otter Creek Cemetery
- The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Jennings County
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- Queensville Christian Church Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jennings County
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- State School Cemetery
- The State School Cemetery is located in Jennings County
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- Summerfield Cemetery
- The Summerfield Cemetery is located in Jennings County
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- Wesley Cemetery
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- Westport Cemetery
- The Westport Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- Wynn Cemetery
- The Wynn Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- Zenas Cemetery
- The Zenas Cemetery is located in Jennings County
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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 alphabetically:
- Alert
- Alert is located in Decatur County
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- Butlerville
- Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
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- Grammer
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
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- Grayford
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
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- Harper
- Harper is located in Decatur County
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- Harris City
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
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- Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Hayden
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
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- Holton
- Letts Corner
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Letts
- Letts is located in Decatur County
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- Millhousen
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Newbern
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
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- North Vernon
- Oakdale
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
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- Otter Village
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
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- Queensville
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
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- San Jacinto
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
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- Sardinia
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
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- Scipio
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
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- Vernon
- Westport
- Westport is located in Decatur County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Zenas
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
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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 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 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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'. |
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