A visit to the Colvin 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 Colvin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Colvin Cemetery:
38.0381, -85.9250
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Colvin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Colvin Cemetery is located in Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Corydon. Corydon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Colvin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Colvin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Colvin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Colvin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McNutt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McNutt Cemetery is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Pauley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pauley Cemetery is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauley Cemetery
- Geoghegan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Geoghegan Cemetery is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geoghegan Cemetery
- Ft. Duffield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ft. Duffield Cemetery is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Duffield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Duffield Cemetery is located outside and to the south of West Point (KY).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2190603 <5>
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Evans Landing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Evans Landing Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Landing Cemetery
- The Evans Landing Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evans Landing Presbyterian Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Field Cemetery is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Cemetery
- Ft. Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ft. Hill Cemetery is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Hill Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Pendleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pendleton Cemetery is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Meadow View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Meadow View Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Cemetery
- Bethany Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Memorial Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Memorial Cemetery
- The Bethany Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73045 <5>
- South Jefferson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Archers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Archers Cemetery is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archers Cemetery
- Weird Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Weird Cemetery is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weird Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Horine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Horine Cemetery is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine 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 Colvin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Colvin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kosmosdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
- West Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Howard is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Cupio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Pilcher Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pilcher Landing is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Landing
- Valley Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes Landing is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
- Muldraugh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Pleasure Ridge Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
- Laconia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rock Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Van Voorhis Manor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
- Pitt's Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Locust Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Locust Point is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Dogwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Lickskillet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Grahamton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Rose Terrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
- Prichard Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prichard Place is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place
- Hollyvilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
- Fairdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Dietz Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres
- Brooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Dennis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
- New Middletown
(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 Colvin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Colvin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Pleasure Ridge Park
- Valley Station
- West Point
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 either 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 Colvin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Harrison 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 Colvin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #432827 (Colvin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #432827 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kosmosdale
- Location given for Colvin Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0381268 Lon: -85.9249637
- 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 Harrison, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colvin 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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