A visit to the French Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the French Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The French Cemetery (FG ID #85071).
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 French Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the French Cemetery:
40.6720, -85.0563
The French Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the French Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the French Cemetery.
Name Variations for French Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
French Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the French Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Moser Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moser Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Linn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Linn Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Beibersteine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Beibersteine Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beibersteine Cemetery
- Hoosier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hoosier Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier Cemetery
- MRE Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grannand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Grannand Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannand Cemetery
- Alberson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mazelin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mazelin Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazelin Cemetery
- Six Mile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Stahl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stahl Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stahl Cemetery
- Hartford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Schwartz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Graber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Graber Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graber Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Studebaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
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]<3> of the French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Linn Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vera Cruz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Reiffsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Berne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Petroleum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Phenix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Honduras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Craigville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nottingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coppess Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bluffton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Travisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Poneto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Fiat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Magley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Keystone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tocsin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Preble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty Center
(11 miles [17.7 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 French Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berne
- Bluffton
- Craigville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 French Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Adams 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 French Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #85071
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #434827 (French Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #434827 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: Adams
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Linn Grove
- Location given for French Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6722685 Lon: -85.0566357
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Adams, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- French 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |