A visit to the El Honan 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 El Honan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the El Honan Cemetery:
40.8875, -85.1091
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the El Honan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The El Honan Cemetery is located in Wells County<2>.
The county seat for Wells County is located in Bluffton. Bluffton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the El Honan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the El Honan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the El Honan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from El Honan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Prairie View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Shady Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Brenton Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fogwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Fogwell Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogwell Cemetery
- Hoverstock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hoverstock Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoverstock Cemetery
- The Hoverstock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haverstock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85448 <5>
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- Horeb Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Horeb Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horeb Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Decatur Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Decatur Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Cemetery
- The Decatur Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85219 <5>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Alpha Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Alpha Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha Cemetery
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fort Wayne.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86464 <5>
- Old Bluffton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Old Bluffton Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bluffton Cemetery
- Fair View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Fair View Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Massilon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Massilon Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massilon 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 El Honan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from El Honan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ossian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tocsin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Magley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Yoder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Preble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Uniondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Craigville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Hoagland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Honduras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Zanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bluffton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Decatur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Anthony Wayne Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Indian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Markle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vera Cruz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Coppess Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monroeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aboite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Fort Wayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Travisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Zulu
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zulu is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Roanoke
(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 El Honan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wells County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The El Honan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluffton
- Craigville
- Decatur
- Fort Wayne
- Monroeville
- New Haven
- Roanoke
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 El Honan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Wells 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 El Honan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #453058 (El Honan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #453058 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: Wells
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Poe
- Location given for El Honan Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8875475 Lon: -85.1091362
- 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 Wells, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- El Honan 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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