A visit to the Bridges 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 Bridges Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bridges Cemetery:
38.8759, -86.7256
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bridges Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bridges Cemetery is located in Martin County<2>.
The county seat for Martin County is located in Shoals. Shoals lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Bridges Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bridges Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Bridges Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bridges Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Dogtrot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Dogtrot Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtrot Cemetery
- Mountain Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Uno - Paton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Uno - Paton Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno - Paton Cemetery
- Rector Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rector Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chandler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Waggner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Waggner Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggner Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Fayetteville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86414 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Boone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Wagoner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wagoner Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Wards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wards Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards 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 Bridges Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bridges Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Silverville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Owensburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Mount Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Williams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Fayetteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Springville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Popcorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Koleen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Burns City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Coxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Avoca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Scotland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Crane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oolitic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Huron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Hartleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Mineral City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Guthrie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Harrodsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Kirksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Georgia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Solsberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Odon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Bridges Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Martin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bridges Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bedford
- Harrodsburg
- Odon
- Scotland
- Shoals
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 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 Bridges Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Martin 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 Bridges Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #450710 (Bridges Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #450710 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: Martin
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Owensburg
- Location given for Bridges Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.875882 Lon: -86.7255555
- 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 Martin, 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- Bridges 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. |