A visit to the Coggswell 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 Coggswell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Coggswell Cemetery:
38.5881, -86.1425
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Coggswell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Coggswell Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the east northeast of the Coggswell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Coggswell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Coggswell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Coggswell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Philadelphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Becks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Becks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Old Smedley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Smedley Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Smedley Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Old Blue River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paynter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Paynter Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynter Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Blue River Hicksite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
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- Kansas Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kansas Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Church Cemetery
- Smith - Miller Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stalker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stalker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalker Cemetery
- Blue River Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blue River Friends Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River Friends Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue River Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Salem.
- The Blue River Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blue River Orthodox Friends Cemetery
- Blue River Quaker Orthodox Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987469 <5>
- Nicholson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Old Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Old Hebron Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hebron Cemetery
- Poor Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Cemetery
- Canton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Canton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Cemetery
- Winslow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Winslow Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow 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 Coggswell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Coggswell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smedley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Harristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Livonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Campbellsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Kossuth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Claysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- New Pekin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Plattsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Saltillo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Bromer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hardinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fredericksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mahan Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Trotter Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Borden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bartle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- Bono
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Leipsic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Chambersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Little York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Fort Ritner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
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 Coggswell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Coggswell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Campbellsburg
- Fredericksburg
- Palmyra
- Salem
- Salem lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Coggswell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
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 Coggswell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Coggswell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1923560 (Coggswell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1923560 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Becks Mill
- Location given for Coggswell Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5881131 Lon: -86.142479
- 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 Washington, 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- Coggswell 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. |
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