A visit to the Capitol Hill 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 Capitol Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Capitol Hill Cemetery:
39.8098, -85.1569
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Capitol Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Capitol Hill Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Capitol Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Capitol Hill Cemetery.
Establishment of the Capitol Hill Cemetery ...
The Capitol Hill Cemetery was established in 1836.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Capitol Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Capitol Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The West Side Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The South Side Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The East Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- South Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The South Lawn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lawn Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- The Brick Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nettle Creek Brick Church Cemetery
- Nettle Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84425 <5>
- Kirkwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kirkwood Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood Cemetery
- Bentonville Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- White Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The White Heart Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Heart Cemetery
- Brittanham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shanee Bluff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shanee Bluff Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanee Bluff Cemetery
- The Shanee Bluff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cole Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227807 <5>
- Caldwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Methodist Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waterloo Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The West Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove Cemetery
- Greens Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Greens Fork Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Fork Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Capitol Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Capitol Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cambridge City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Milton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- East Germantown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Mount Auburn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Pennville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Dublin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Bentonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Beesons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beesons is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesons
- Hagerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Lisbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Straughn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greens Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Corwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Falmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Lewisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Raleigh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Connersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Abington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Yankee Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Economy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
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 Capitol Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Capitol Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Cambridge City
- Connersville
- Dublin
- Hagerstown
- Lewisville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Capitol Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Capitol Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #432120 (Capitol Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #432120 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cambridge City
- Location given for Capitol Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8097687 Lon: -85.156909
- 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 Wayne, 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- Capitol Hill 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. |