A visit to the Bills 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 Bills Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bills Cemetery:
39.9200, -85.9422
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bills Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bills Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Indianapolis. Indianapolis lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Bills Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bills Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Bills Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McKay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McKay Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Flanagan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Flanagan Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Klepfer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Klepfer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klepfer Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Oaklandon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Oaklandon Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklandon Cemetery
- McCord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McCord Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Emery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Emery Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mock Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Hoss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86045 <5>
- Ft. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ft. Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Cemetery
- Helm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Helm Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem 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 Bills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bills Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bridgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- McCordsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Fishers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Luxhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Olio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fortville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Castleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Denny Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Mohawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ingalls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Noblesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Durbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Gem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Spring Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Philadelphia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Maxwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Monterey Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newark Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
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 Bills 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 Bills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fishers
- Fortville
- Noblesville
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 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 Bills 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 Bills Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #431083 (Bills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #431083 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: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McCordsville
- Location given for Bills Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.920039 Lon: -85.9422041
- 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 '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- Bills 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. |