A visit to the Covey 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 Covey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Covey Cemetery:
38.0167, -86.6508
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Covey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Covey Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in Tell City. Tell City lies just to the southwest of the Covey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Covey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Covey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Covey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Terry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- Cooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooks Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Cemetery
- Hammack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hammack Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammack Cemetery
- Schraner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Schraner Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schraner Cemetery
- Slaughter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Slaughter Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Nixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Nixon Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon Cemetery
- Richards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Richards Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Cemetery
- Log Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Log Church Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Church Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- German Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The German Ridge Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Ridge Cemetery
- Maier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Maier Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maier Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Carr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Gilliand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gilliand Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliand Cemetery
- Harding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Harding Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding Cemetery
- Badger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Badger Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Cemetery
- Phelps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Phelps Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Mackey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mackey Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dodson Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84848 <5>
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Conner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Conner Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
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 Covey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Covey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lilly Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Gerald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Ranger
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Derby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tell City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chenaultt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Leopold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cannelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hawesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stephensport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ammons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Bristow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Apalona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Branchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Evanston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Tobinsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Magnet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Sassafras
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Cloverport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Union Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Rhodelia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Concordia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Fulda
(12 miles [19.3 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 Covey 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 Covey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cannelton
- Hawesville
- Tell City
- Troy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Covey 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 Covey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #450807 (Covey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #450807 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: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gatchel
- Location given for Covey Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0167259 Lon: -86.6508175
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Covey 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. |