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A visit to the Collier Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Collier Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Collier Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Collier Cemetery

Lat:   39.2987°   (39° 17' 55")

Lon:   -86.5369°   (-86° 32' 12")

The Collier Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Bloomington. Bloomington lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Collier Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Collier Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Collier Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sodom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sodom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sodom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sodom Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Elliott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elliott Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Sample Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sample Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sample Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sample Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • King Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The King Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Payne Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
    • The Payne Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • The Payne Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1661357 <5>
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stepp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stepp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stepp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stepp Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Van Buskirk Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Buskirk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Buskirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Van Buskirk Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • The Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Upper Liberty Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #819674 <5>
  • Maxwell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Friendship Park Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friendship Park Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Goss Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goss Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Stout Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stout Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stout Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Gosport Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Chambersville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chambersville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chambersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chambersville Cemetery is located in Owen County
    • Dowell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dowell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dowell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Valhalla Memory Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valhalla Memory Gardens
      • The Valhalla Memory Gardens is located in Monroe County
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Hynds Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hynds Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hynds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hynds Cemetery is located in Morgan County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Collier Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Collier Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Dolan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
    • Dolan is located in Monroe County
  • Paragon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon
    • Paragon is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragon <6>
  • Ellettsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellettsville
    • Ellettsville is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellettsville <6>
  • Stinesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
    • Stinesville is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Gosport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
    • Gosport is located in Owen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gosport <6>
  • Unionville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <6>
  • Highland Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Highland Village is located in Monroe County
  • Bloomington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taggart Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
    • Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
  • Martinsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Lewisville is located in Morgan County
  • Spencer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Spencer is located in Owen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <6>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Clear Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clear Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
      • Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
    • Helmsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helmsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
      • Helmsburg is located in Brown County
    • Hendricksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hendricksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
      • Hendricksville is located in Greene County
    • Plano
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Plano is located in Morgan County
    • Quincy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Owen County
    • Cuba
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Owen County
    • Stanford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
      • Stanford is located in Monroe County
    • Smithville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Beanblossom
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
      • Beanblossom is located in Brown County
      • Beanblossom has also been known as:
      • Bean Blossom
    • Morgantown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
      • Morgantown is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <6>
    • Wilbur
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilbur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
      • Wilbur is located in Morgan County
    • Eminence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
      • Eminence is located in Morgan County
    • Nashville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Minetree ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minetree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
      • Minetree is located in Morgan County
      • Minetree has also been known as:
      • Billtown
      • Meintree
      • Menietree

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 Collier Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Collier 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 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 Collier Cemetery:

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 Collier Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #432784  (Collier Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #432784 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Modesto
    • County: Monroe         Elev: 237
    • Location given for GNIS #432784 (Collier Cemetery)

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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 Monroe, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Collier Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2987, Longitude: -86.5369       In this case, the coordinates for the Collier Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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