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A visit to the Ferguson Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Ferguson Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   38.8825°   (38° 52' 57")

Lon:   -86.6500°   (-86° 39' 0")

The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<1>.

The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Bedford. Bedford lies just to the east of the Ferguson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Ferguson Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Waggner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waggner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waggner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waggner Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Wagner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wagner Cemetery is located in Martin County
  • Rector Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rector Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rector Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rector Cemetery is located in Martin County
  • Christian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christian Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Dogtrot Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dogtrot Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dogtrot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dogtrot Cemetery is located in Martin County
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Martin County
  • Bridges Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridges Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bridges Cemetery is located in Martin County
  • Uno - Paton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Uno - Paton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Uno - Paton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Uno - Paton Cemetery is located in Martin County
  • Old Union Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Union Church Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Rush Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rush Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Martin County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mountain Spring Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mountain Spring Cemetery is located in Martin County
    • Chandler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chandler Cemetery is located in Martin County
    • Cox Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Lowder Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lowder Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Dishman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dishman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dishman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dishman Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Martin County
    • Perkins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Perkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Graves Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graves Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Byers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Byers Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Brock Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brock Cemetery is located in Martin County
    • Bridges Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridges Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bridges Cemetery is located in Martin County
    • Hopkins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Brinegar Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brinegar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brinegar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brinegar Cemetery is located in Lawrence County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Ferguson Cemetery.

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

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 Ferguson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ferguson 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 Ferguson Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #450912  (Ferguson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #450912 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Owensburg
    • County: Lawrence         Elev: 163
    • Location given for GNIS #450912 (Ferguson Cemetery)

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ferguson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8825, Longitude: -86.6500    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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