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A visit to the Egolf 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 Egolf Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Egolf Cemetery (FG ID #2173928)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Egolf Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Egolf Cemetery

Lat:   41.2002°   (41° 12' 0")

Lon:   -85.4632°   (-85° 27' 47")

The Egolf Cemetery is located in Whitley County<2>.

The county seat for Whitley County is located in Columbia City. Columbia City lies just to the south southwest of the Egolf Cemetery .

Establishment of the Egolf Cemetery ...

The Egolf Cemetery was established in 1847.

Name Variations for Egolf Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Egolf Cemetery.

Egolf Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Thorncreek Bethel Cemetery
  • Thorncreek Bethel Church of God Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 Egolf Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Egolf Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Egolf Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Egolf Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Columbia City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
    • Columbia City is located in Whitley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,416 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <6>
  • Cresco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cresco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
    • Cresco is located in Whitley County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cresco
    • From the Egolf Cemetery to Cresco
  • Collins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tri-Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lorane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lorane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
    • Lorane is located in Whitley County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lorane
    • From the Egolf Cemetery to Lorane
  • Merriam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Churubusco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churubusco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churubusco
    • Churubusco is located in Whitley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churubusco <6>
  • Ormas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Etna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Larwill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larwill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
    • Larwill is located in Whitley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Wolf Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Green Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Dunfee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunfee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
      • Dunfee is located in Whitley County
    • South Whitley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Arcola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ari
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ege
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Mitchell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dunn Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wilmot
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pierceton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceton
      • Pierceton is located in Kosciusko County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierceton <6>
    • Collamer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collamer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
      • Collamer is located in Whitley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Collamer
      • From the Egolf Cemetery to Collamer
    • Albion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Luther
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
      • Luther is located in Whitley County
    • Goblesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Kimmell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimmell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmell
      • Kimmell is located in Noble County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimmell <6>
    • Indian Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Noble County
    • North Webster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Webster
      • North Webster is located in Kosciusko County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Webster <6>

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 Egolf Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Whitley County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Egolf Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Egolf Cemetery:

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 Egolf Cemetery:

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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 Whitley, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Egolf Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2002, Longitude: -85.4632    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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