A visit to the Callahan 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 Callahan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Callahan Cemetery:
38.9767, -86.2517
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Callahan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Callahan Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Brownstown. Brownstown lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Callahan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Callahan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Callahan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Callahan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hanner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hanner Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanner Cemetery
- Cornett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cornett Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornett Cemetery
- Bower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clearspring Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Clearspring Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearspring Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Clearspring Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clearspring Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973909 <5>
- Bagwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bagwell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagwell Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Scott - Wray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lutes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lutes Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes Cemetery
- The Lutes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lutes - Ermy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85756 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Terrill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Terrill Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrill Cemetery
- Faubion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Faubion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubion Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Elkinsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Todd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Hillenburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hillenburg Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillenburg Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Callahan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Callahan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Norman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kurtz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Zelma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Houston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Freetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Heltonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Story
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Erie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Leesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Spraytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Becks Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Crawford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Medora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Vallonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brownstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pikes Peak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Guthrie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Fort Ritner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Oolitic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bedford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnelton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- New Elizabethtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Cortland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Mount Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Gnaw Bone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nashville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Smithville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harrodsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
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 Callahan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Callahan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bedford
- Harrodsburg
- Leesville
- Medora
- Nashville
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 Callahan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Callahan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #450748 (Callahan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #450748 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Norman
- Location given for Callahan Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9767176 Lon: -86.2516534
- 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 Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Callahan 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. |