A visit to the Donham 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 Donham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Donham Cemetery:
39.3198, -87.2567
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Donham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Donham Cemetery is located in Vigo County<2>.
The county seat for Vigo County is located in Terre Haute. Terre Haute lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Donham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Donham Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Donham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Donham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Ruggles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ruggles Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Cemetery
- Stagg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stagg Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagg Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Zion Gummere Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Miner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miner Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cooper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Goshorn Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Greenwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Greenwell Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwell Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Mewhinney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mewhinney Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mewhinney 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 Donham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Donham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lewis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Riley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Cory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Pimento
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Farmersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eel River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Saline City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Art
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Youngstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Grange Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Coalmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coalmont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Clay City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hymera
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Swalls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Glen Ayre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Jasonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Howesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Center Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Shelburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Denmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Seelyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Staunton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Cloverland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Prairieton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
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 Donham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vigo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Donham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay City
- Coal City
- Farmersburg
- Jasonville
- Shelburn
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 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 Donham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Vigo 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 Donham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #433633 (Donham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #433633 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: Vigo
- Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lewis
- Location given for Donham Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3197624 Lon: -87.2566829
- 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 Vigo, 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- Donham 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. |