A visit to the Colby 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 Colby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Colby Cemetery:
38.1840, -86.5603
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Colby Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Colby Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in Tell City. Tell City lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southwest of the Colby Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Colby Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Colby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Perry County
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- Ewing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ewing Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Cemetery
- Rickenbaugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rickenbaugh Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickenbaugh Cemetery
- Guillaume Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Guillaume Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guillaume Cemetery
- Bangle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bangle Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangle Cemetery
- German Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The German Ridge Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Ridge Cemetery
- Luxenburger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Luxenburger Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxenburger Cemetery
- Senn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Senn Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senn Cemetery
- Woolums Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Woolums Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolums Cemetery
- Frakes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Frakes Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frakes Cemetery
- Rennie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rennie Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennie Cemetery
- Sprinkle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sprinkle Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprinkle Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jeffries Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jeffries Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffries Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Goad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Goad Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goad Cemetery
- Doan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Doan Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doan Cemetery
- Doolittle Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- Underhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Underhill Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underhill Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Fessler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fessler Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fessler Cemetery
- Hedden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hedden Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedden Cemetery
- Keysacker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Keysacker Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysacker 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 Colby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Colby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Branchville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Saint Croix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Apalona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Leopold
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sulphur
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Jericho
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Beechwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Sassafras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Magnet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Roberta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grantsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Bristow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ranger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Eckerty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Fredonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Taswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Derby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Siberia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Chenaultt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Concordia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Leavenworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Riceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Birdseye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Colby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Colby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Colby Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Perry 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 Colby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #450787 (Colby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #450787 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Branchville
- Location given for Colby Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1839496 Lon: -86.560261
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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 Perry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colby 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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