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A visit to the Bear Creek Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bear Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bear Creek Cemetery (FG ID #84265)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   38.9531°   (38° 57' 11")

Lon:   -85.1150°   (-85° 6' 53")

The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Ohio County<2>.

The county seat for Ohio County is located in Rising Sun. Rising Sun lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Bear Creek Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Bear Creek Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bear Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Wilson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
  • Akers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Akers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Akers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Akers Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
  • St. Peters Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pate Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pate Cemetery is located in Ohio County
  • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • Connell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Connell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Connell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Connell Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Ohio County
  • Marker - Althoff Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Pelser Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pelser Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pelser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pelser Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
    • Spangler Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spangler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spangler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spangler Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
    • Blair Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blair Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • Winkler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winkler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winkler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Winkler Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • Basset Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Basset Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Basset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Basset Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • Nickolson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nickolson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nickolson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nickolson Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • Young Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Young Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
    • Downey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Downey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Downey Cemetery is located in Ohio County
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Dearborn County

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 Bear Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bear Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ohio 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 first turn to 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:

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 #430634  (Bear Creek Cemeteries)
    • Note: GNIS record #430634 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bear Branch
    • County: Ohio         Elev: 182
    • Location given for GNIS #430634 (Bear Creek Cemeteries)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #84265

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Ohio, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bear Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9531, Longitude: -85.1150    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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