A visit to the Flatwoods 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 Flatwoods Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Flatwoods Cemetery:
39.6203, -86.8017
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Flatwoods Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Greencastle. Greencastle lies just to the west northwest of the Flatwoods Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Flatwoods Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Flatwoods Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Flatwoods Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fillmore Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oliver Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85693 <5>
- Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- The Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brick Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #888207 <5>
- Boone - Hutcheson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hebron Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Randel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Randel Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randel Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Doe Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Doe Creek Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Creek Cemetery
- Belle Union Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Coatesville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Coatesville Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville Cemetery
- Moravian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Moravian Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Cemetery
- West Branch Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Flatwoods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Flatwoods Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greencastle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Putnamville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Fillmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Limedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Belle Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Cloverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stilesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coatesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reelsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Reno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Bainbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Eminence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Groveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Amo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Hadley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- New Winchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Lewisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Plano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Poland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blakesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Hazelwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Roadman Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Clayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Roachdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Portland Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Ferndale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
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 Flatwoods Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Flatwoods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bainbridge
- Clayton
- Cloverdale
- Coatesville
- Greencastle
- Reelsville
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 Flatwoods Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Putnam 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 Flatwoods Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #434576 (Flatwoods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #434576 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: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cloverdale
- Location given for Flatwoods Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6203238 Lon: -86.8016747
- 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 Putnam, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flatwoods 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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