A visit to the Broxon 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 Broxon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Broxon Cemetery:
41.0348, -85.3555
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Broxon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Broxon Cemetery is located in Whitley County<2>.
The county seat for Whitley County is located in Columbia City. Columbia City lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Broxon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Broxon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Broxon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Broxon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bayliss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bayliss Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayliss Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Covington Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Eel River Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Greenlawn Memorial Park is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Fort Wayne.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #156498 <5>
- France Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The France Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
- Arick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brenton Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fogwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fogwell Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogwell Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wigent Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Wigent Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigent Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Compton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86183 <5>
- Nolt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Nolt Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolt Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Hoverstock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoverstock Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoverstock Cemetery
- The Hoverstock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haverstock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85448 <5>
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fort Wayne.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86464 <5>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Lindenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Broxon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Broxon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Aboite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Dunfee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Roanoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arcola
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goblesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Zanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Dunn Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- Luther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Bowerstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Yoder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Wayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Columbia City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Huntington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony Wayne Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wallen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Churubusco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Markle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ossian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Whitley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bippus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Tri-Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Uniondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cresco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Lorane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
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 Broxon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Whitley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Broxon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Churubusco
- Columbia City
- Fort Wayne
- Huntington
- Roanoke
- South Whitley
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 professional and volunteer 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 Broxon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Whitley 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 Broxon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #431649 (Broxon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #431649 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: Whitley
- Est. Elev: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arcola
- Location given for Broxon Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0347692 Lon: -85.3555305
- 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 Whitley, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Broxon 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. |