A visit to the Bridgeport Friends 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 Bridgeport Friends Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bridgeport Friends Cemetery:
39.7339, -86.3261
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bridgeport Friends Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bridgeport Friends Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Indianapolis. Indianapolis lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Bridgeport Friends Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bridgeport Friends Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Bridgeport Friends Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bridgeport Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shiloh Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Center Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gossett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gossett Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett Cemetery
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Salem Baptist Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Baptist Cemetery
- Merritt Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The North Lawn Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lawn Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- West Ridge Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The West Ridge Park Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Ridge Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Indianapolis.
- The West Ridge Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Floral Park West Cemetery
- Wood Haven Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #448679 <5>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Turpin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Turpin Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Indiana Boy's School Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Fairfield Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lick Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lick Branch Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Branch Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mars - Beeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mooresville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville Cemetery
- Floral Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Floral Park Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Floral Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Indianapolis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85026 <5>
- Clermont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Clermont Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont Cemetery
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 Bridgeport Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bridgeport Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Plainfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <6>
- Camby
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Speedway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clermont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Cartersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mooresville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Young
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Brownsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Snacks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Indianapolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wynnedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Clayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brookmoor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Red House ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Smith Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Homecroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Rocky Ripple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Crows Nest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Traders Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Pittsboro
(11 miles [17.7 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 Bridgeport Friends Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bridgeport Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsburg
- Clayton
- Danville
- Indianapolis
- Pittsboro
- Plainfield
- Speedway
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Bridgeport Friends Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Bridgeport Friends Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2096259 (Bridgeport Friends Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2096259 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 230 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bridgeport
- Location given for Bridgeport Friends Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7338889 Lon: -86.3261111
- 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 Marion, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bridgeport Friends 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. |