A visit to the College 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 College Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the College Hill Cemetery:
38.8314, -85.5139
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the College Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The College Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Madison. Madison lies just to the southeast of the College Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the College Hill Cemetery.
Establishment of the College Hill Cemetery ...
The College Hill Cemetery was established in 1850.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the College Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from College Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clashman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Clashman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clashman Cemetery
- McKay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McKay Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Kinnear Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kinnear Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnear Cemetery
- Bland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Cemetery
- The Bland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sullivan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84361 <5>
- Lawler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lawler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Neavill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Neavill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavill Cemetery
- Lloyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lloyd Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Cemetery
- Scotland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Scotland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Higbie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Higbie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbie Cemetery
- Callicotte Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Callicotte Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callicotte Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Cave - Dixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gaddy - Wykoff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Kent Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Landon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Landon Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon 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 College Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from College Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Middlefork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Smyrna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Dupont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Deputy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Commiskey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paris Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bryantsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- San Jacinto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Grayford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blocher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Chelsea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Manville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Albion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trout
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- North Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Butlerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Four Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
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 College Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The College Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hanover
- Madison
- North Vernon
- Vernon
- Vernon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the College Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vernon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 College Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 College Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #432771 (College Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #432771 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Volga
- Location given for College Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8314462 Lon: -85.5138508
- 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 Jefferson, 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 from Point A (ie- College 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. |