A visit to the Bortsfield 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 Bortsfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bortsfield Cemetery:
40.1859, -85.2744
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bortsfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bortsfield Cemetery is located in Delaware County<2>.
The county seat for Delaware County is located in Muncie. Muncie lies just to the west of the Bortsfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bortsfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Bortsfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bortsfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Truitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Truitt Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Freidline Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Freidline Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidline Cemetery
- Sparr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sparr Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr Cemetery
- Parker Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Parker Moore Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Moore Cemetery
- Orr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- New Burlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Swingley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Swingley Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingley Cemetery
- Cullen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cullen Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Cemetery
- Hodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hodson Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodson Cemetery
- The Hodson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reese Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2414370 <5>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Godlove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Godlove Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godlove Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beech Grove Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Muncie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84289 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Felton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Felton Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Strong Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Black Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Granville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Granville Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Cemetery
- Gardens of Memory Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Ridge Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Tomlinson Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson Cemetery
- Poplar Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Poplar Run Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Run Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview 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 Bortsfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bortsfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Selma
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Liberty Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Parker City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Desoto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Muncie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farmland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cowan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Blountsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Andersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Progress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Luray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Yorktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Springport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Losantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Mount Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Redkey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Messick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Stone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Ridgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Gaston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Bortsfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Delaware County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bortsfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eaton
- Eaton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bortsfield Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eaton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
- Farmland
- Gaston
- Losantville
- Modoc
- Muncie
- Parker City
- Redkey
- Ridgeville
- Yorktown
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 Bortsfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Delaware 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 Bortsfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #431358 (Bortsfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #431358 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: Delaware
- Est. Elev: 307 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Muncie East
- Location given for Bortsfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.185877 Lon: -85.2744134
- 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 Delaware, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bortsfield 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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