A visit to the Byers 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 Byers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Byers Cemetery:
38.9834, -86.6769
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Byers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Byers Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Bedford. Bedford lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Byers Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Byers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Byers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Carmichael Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Carmichael Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael Cemetery
- Dishman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dishman Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman Cemetery
- Lowder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lowder Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowder Cemetery
- Flynn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Flynn Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Cemetery
- Duke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Duke Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Beech Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Beech Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Ashcraft Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Rector Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rector Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector Cemetery
- Bridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Cemetery
- Brinegar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brinegar Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinegar Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson 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 Byers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Byers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Popcorn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Owensburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Springville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Kirksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Harrodsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Stanford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Silverville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Avoca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Guthrie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Solsberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Koleen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oolitic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smithville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hendricksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Mineral City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Clear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Mount Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Williams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Coxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Scotland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Crane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Tulip
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
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 Byers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Byers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bedford
- Harrodsburg
- Scotland
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 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 Byers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Byers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #450745 (Byers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #450745 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Owensburg
- Location given for Byers Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.983381 Lon: -86.6769444
- 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 Lawrence, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Byers 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. |