A visit to the Drook Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Drook Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Drook Cemetery (FG ID #84867).
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 Drook Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Drook Cemetery:
39.6308, -84.9164
The Drook Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies just to the west northwest of the Drook Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Drook 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 Drook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Drook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sering Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
- Nutter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Keiffer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Keiffer Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiffer Cemetery
- Pentecost Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pentecost Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentecost Cemetery
- Railsback Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Railsback Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Railsback Cemetery
- Woods Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Woods Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Simpson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Springersville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Springsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Hanson - Crandel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old Bath Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- College Corner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kingrey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Kingrey Cemetery is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingrey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Drook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Drook Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Goodwins Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Billingsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yankee Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- West College Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- College Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Contreras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Contreras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Sun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Everton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corvin is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Connersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lakengren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nulltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beesons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Peoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Camden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Drook Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Drook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Camden
- Connersville
- Liberty
- Richmond
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 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 Drook Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Drook Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #84867
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #433698 (Drook Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #433698 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 308 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Liberty
- Location given for Drook Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6306051 Lon: -84.9166262
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Union, 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- Drook 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |