A visit to the Covenanter 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 Covenanter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Covenanter Cemetery:
38.6978, -86.1478
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Covenanter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Covenanter Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the south southeast of the Covenanter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Covenanter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Covenanter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Covenanter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Peugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Peugh Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peugh Cemetery
- Collett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Collett Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Ridlen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ridlen Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridlen Cemetery
- Gater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gater Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gater Cemetery
- Pollock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pollock Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Old Smedley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Smedley Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Smedley Cemetery
- New Philadelphia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winslow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Winslow Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow Cemetery
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- Harrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Empson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Empson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empson Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Blue River Hicksite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Weston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Weston Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Coggswell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Coggswell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggswell 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 Covenanter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Covenanter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kossuth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Plattsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Smedley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Campbellsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saltillo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Fort Ritner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Medora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Claysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Harristown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Bono
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Vallonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tunnelton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Bromer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Livonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- South Boston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Leesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Stonington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Leipsic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Little York
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Brownstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Mahan Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- New Pekin
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Spring Mill Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
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 Covenanter 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 Covenanter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Campbellsburg
- Leesville
- Medora
- Salem
- Salem lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Covenanter 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 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 Covenanter 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 Covenanter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #433049 (Covenanter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #433049 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: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smedley
- Location given for Covenanter Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6978334 Lon: -86.1477582
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Covenanter 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. |