A visit to the Bovard 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 Bovard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bovard Cemetery:
38.8878, -84.9880
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bovard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bovard Cemetery is located in Switzerland County<2>.
The county seat for Switzerland County is located in Vevay. Vevay lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Bovard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bovard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bovard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bovard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Allensville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Allensville Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stow Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow Cemetery
- Grant Brothers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Grant Brothers Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Brothers Cemetery
- Downey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Downey Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey Cemetery
- Bark Works Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bark Works Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Works Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Pate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- St. Peters Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Church Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Church Cemetery
- The St. Peters Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2486215 <5>
- Marker - Althoff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Marker - Althoff Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marker - Althoff Cemetery
- The Marker - Althoff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Althoff Cemetery
- Moerkers Cemetery
- Obertate Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86757 <5>
- Pelser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pelser Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelser Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Conaway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Conaway Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conaway Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- McNutt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McNutt Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The North Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Rand Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rand Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand Cemetery
- Jack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Jack Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Cemetery
- Mead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mead Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Cemetery
- Cedar Hedge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Hedge Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hedge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bovard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bovard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Enterprise is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Enterprise
- Allensville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Bear Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bear Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Antioch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Mount Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Searcy Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Searcy Crossroads is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Crossroads
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hartford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Bennington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bennington is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Warsaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rabbit Hash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rabbit Hash is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hash
- Former name for Rabbit Hash:
- Carlton
- Rising Sun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patriot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Avonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Avonburg is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonburg
- Vevay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McVille
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McVille is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Belleview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Moorefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moorefield is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Ghent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hamilton is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Big Bone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Big Bone is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bone
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cross Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
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 Bovard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Switzerland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bovard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aurora
- Dillsboro
- Ghent
- Ghent lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bovard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ghent.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
- Rising Sun
- Vevay
- Vevay lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bovard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vevay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vevay
- Warsaw
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bovard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Switzerland 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 Bovard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #431386 (Bovard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #431386 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: Switzerland
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Aberdeen
- Location given for Bovard Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.887838 Lon: -84.9880064
- 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 Switzerland, 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- Bovard 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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