A visit to the Fort Hamilton 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 Ft. Hamilton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Hamilton Cemetery:
39.5589, -87.5017
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ft. Hamilton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ft. Hamilton Cemetery is located in Vermillion County<2>.
The county seat for Vermillion County is located in Newport. Newport lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Ft. Hamilton Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Ft. Hamilton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ft. Hamilton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- Barbour Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Barbour Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbour Cemetery
- Stults Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stults Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stults Cemetery
- Shirley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shirley Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
- Vermilion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gymon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gymon Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gymon Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pryor Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Vermilion (IL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107592 <5>
- Little Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Grove Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Vermilion (IL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140203 <5>
- Cummings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of West Terre Haute.
- The Bethesda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethesda Memorial Park
- Bethesda UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959900 <5>
- Denny Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Denny Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Cemetery
- Roselawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Simms Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Dennison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Dennison Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison Cemetery
- Farris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Markles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Markles Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markles Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Spangler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Cemetery
- Gorton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Gorton Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorton 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]<3> of the Ft. Hamilton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Hamilton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pine Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- New Goshen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Vermilion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Liggett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liggett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
- Barnhart Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Spelterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Shepardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Universal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Farrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Huffmanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Kentucky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Nevins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Toad Hop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- West Terre Haute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Terre Haute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Terre Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- North Terre Haute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- West Atherton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Blanford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Dennison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Numa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
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 Ft. Hamilton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vermillion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Hamilton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Ft. Hamilton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Vermillion 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 Ft. Hamilton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #434686 (Fort Hamilton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #434686 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: Vermillion
- Est. Elev: 186 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sandford
- Location given for Fort Hamilton Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5589243 Lon: -87.5016881
- 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 Vermillion, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ft. Hamilton 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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