A visit to the Block 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 Block Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Block Cemetery (FG ID #84365).
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 Block Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Block Cemetery:
41.6072, -85.1396
The Block Cemetery is located in Steuben County<2>.
The county seat for Steuben County is located in Angola. Angola lies just to the east northeast of the Block Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Block Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Block Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Block Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hollister Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hollister Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- East Springfield United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jackson Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Circle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Circle Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle Cemetery
- Brushy Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brushy Chapel Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Chapel Cemetery
- Matson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Matson Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Crockett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Lake Gage Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lake Gage Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gage Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Lake Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lake Bethel Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bethel Cemetery
- Weston Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Circle Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old Circle Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Block Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Block Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stroh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brushy Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Angola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Fairfield Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mongo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Plato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wakeville Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Corunna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Russels Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kendallville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valentine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wolcottville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Block Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Steuben County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Block Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Angola
- Ashley
- Corunna
- Kendallville
- South Milford
- Waterloo
- Wolcottville
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 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 Block Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Steuben 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 Block Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #84365
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #431189 (Block Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #431189 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: Steuben
- Est. Elev: 319 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stroh
- Location given for Block Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6072724 Lon: -85.1396924
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Steuben, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Block 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |