A visit to the Cripe 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 Cripe Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cripe Cemetery:
41.5823, -85.7875
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cripe Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cripe Cemetery is located in Elkhart County<2>.
The county seat for Elkhart County is located in Goshen. Goshen lies just to the west southwest of the Cripe Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cripe Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Cripe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cripe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Elkhart Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nisley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Nisley Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisley Cemetery
- Studebaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Studebaker Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studebaker Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Goshen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The West Goshen Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Goshen Cemetery
- The West Goshen Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Goshen Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1744941 <5>
- Hess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hess Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
- Violett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Violett Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violett Cemetery
- The Violett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waterford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87250 <5>
- Sparklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Cornell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Baintertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Baintertown Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baintertown Cemetery
- The Baintertown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rodibaugh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1985960 <5>
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Pine Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stutsman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stutsman Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutsman Cemetery
- Geising Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Geising Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geising Cemetery
- Adams - Neff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Adams - Neff Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams - Neff Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams - Neff Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Middlebury.
- The Adams - Neff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Adams Cemetery
- Neff - Adams Cemetery
- Neff Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86111 <5>
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Paris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Sugar Grove - Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sugar Grove - Salem Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove - Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugar Grove - Salem Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Topeka.
- The Sugar Grove - Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326273 <5>
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cripe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cripe Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goshen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bainter Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
- Benton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- New Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Southwest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Southwest is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Foraker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Foraker is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Bristol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garden Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Milford Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Syracuse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wawasee Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
- Elkhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wakarusa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gravelton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
- Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- Ligonier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shipshewana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Topeka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nappanee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cromwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mottville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- Simonton Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
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 Cripe Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elkhart County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cripe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cromwell
- Elkhart
- Foraker
- Goshen
- Ligonier
- Nappanee
- New Paris
- Syracuse
- Topeka
- Wakarusa
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 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 Cripe Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Elkhart 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 Cripe Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #433132 (Cripe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #433132 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: Elkhart
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goshen
- Location given for Cripe Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5822718 Lon: -85.7874921
- 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 Elkhart, 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 from Point A (ie- Cripe 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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