A visit to the Flat Creek 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 Flat Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Flat Creek Cemetery:
38.4147, -87.1731
The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Pike County<1>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Petersburg. Petersburg lies just to the northwest of the Flat Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Flat Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Flat Creek Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Flat Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bruster Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beadles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vincent Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McClure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Sugar Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sugar Ridge Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge Cemetery
- Corn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Corn Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Cemetery
- Hedges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hedges Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges Cemetery
- Odd Fellow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Odd Fellow Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellow Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Delectable Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
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]<2> of the Flat Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Flat Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whiteoak
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Winslow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Algiers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Velpen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Otwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glezen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Highbank Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dongola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland City Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ireland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stendal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Spurgeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Zoar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oatsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Willis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Union
(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 Flat Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Flat Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Huntingburg
- Jasper
- Oakland City
- Otwell
- Petersburg
- Winslow
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 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 Flat Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Flat Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #434562 (Flat Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #434562 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 184 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Winslow
- Location given for Flat Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4144945 Lon: -87.1730633
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Pike, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flat Creek Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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