A visit to the Ford 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 Ford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ford Cemetery:
38.7812, -85.5272
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ford Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Madison. Madison lies just to the east southeast of the Ford Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Ford Cemetery ...
The Ford Cemetery was established in 1830.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Ford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lawler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lawler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
- Kinnear Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Kinnear Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnear Cemetery
- Lloyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lloyd Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Cemetery
- Kent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kent Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Landon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Landon Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Cemetery
- Scotland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Scotland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
- McKay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McKay Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
- Ogden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ogden Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Cemetery
- Clashman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Clashman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clashman Cemetery
- College Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The College Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- White River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The White River Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Cemetery
- Slippery Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Cemetery
- Higbie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Higbie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbie Cemetery
- Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- Cave - Dixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gaddy - Wykoff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robertson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- Sharon Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hanover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bryner Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryner Cemetery
- Bland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Cemetery
- The Bland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sullivan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84361 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smyrna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Kent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Middlefork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Deputy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dupont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Paris Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Blocher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Commiskey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bryantsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Albion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Trout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Grayford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- San Jacinto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Nabb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nabb is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Manville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Canaan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Marshfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Marysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Otto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
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 Ford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ford 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 Ford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Ford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #434638 (Ford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #434638 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Volga
- Location given for Ford Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7811692 Lon: -85.5271837
- 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 Jefferson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ford 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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