A visit to the Borris 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 Borris Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Borris Cemetery:
40.5698, -84.9605
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Borris Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Borris Cemetery is located in Jay County<2>.
The county seat for Jay County is located in Portland. Portland lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Borris Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Borris Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Borris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Borris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Westlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Old Brethren Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brethren Cemetery
- The Old Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bear Creek Cemetery
- Bearcreek Cemetery
- Boehm Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Frank Boehm Farm Cemetery
- Macklin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194239 <5>
- Pound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pound Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Studebaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hartford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Pingrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pingrey Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pingrey Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- Bunker Hill Amish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Snow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Daugherty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
- MRE Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The MRE Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MRE Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the MRE Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Berne.
- The MRE Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mennonite Reformed Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #201352 <5>
- Hoosier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hoosier Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier Cemetery
- Beibersteine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Beibersteine Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beibersteine Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Alberson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lufborrow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crawford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Borris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Borris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Geneva
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bryant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Antiville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Jay City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jay City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Trinity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trinity is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Berne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Linn Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Phenix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Skeels Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Nottingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fiat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Petroleum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Pennville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Wabash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Scudder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Vera Cruz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Reiffsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Blaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Macedon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coppess Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Greene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Honduras
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Collett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Salamonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
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 Borris Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Borris 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 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 Borris Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jay 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 Borris Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #431357 (Borris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #431357 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: Jay
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Geneva
- Location given for Borris Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5697681 Lon: -84.960523
- 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 Jay, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Borris 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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