A visit to the Bost 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 Bost Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bost Cemetery:
40.3642, -85.0280
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bost Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bost Cemetery is located in Jay County<2>.
The county seat for Jay County is located in Portland. Portland lies just to the north northeast of the Bost Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bost Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Bost Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bost Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wentz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wentz Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentz Cemetery
- Kunce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Kunce Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunce Cemetery
- New Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stratton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stratton Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton Cemetery
- Flesher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Flesher Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flesher Cemetery
- Flower Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Flower Point Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Point Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Sager Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sager Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sager Cemetery
- Whaley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Whaley Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Liber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Liber Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liber Cemetery
- Jaque Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jaque Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaque Cemetery
- Green Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Park Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park Cemetery
- Kinsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kinsey Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey Cemetery
- Veterans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Veterans Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Lawndale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lawndale Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawndale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Ridgeville.
- The Lawndale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawn Dale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85668 <5>
- Boundary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Boundary Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Boundary Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Portland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1153861 <5>
- Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Hearne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hearne Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bost Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bost Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Collett
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Bluff Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Blaine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Greene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Ridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Boundary City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Portland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Redkey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Stone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Salamonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Antiville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Dunkirk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saratoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Pennville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ridertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bryant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Farmland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Recovery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Millgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
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 Bost 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 Bost Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Farmland
- Fort Recovery
- Millgrove
- Portland
- Redkey
- Ridgeville
- Winchester
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 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 Bost 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 Bost Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #431364 (Bost Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #431364 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: 296 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ridgeville
- Location given for Bost Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3642111 Lon: -85.028024
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Bost 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. |