A visit to the French 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 French Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the French Cemetery:
38.0323, -87.9725
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the French Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The French Cemetery is located in Posey County<2>.
The county seat for Posey County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the south southeast of the French Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the French Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the French Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McFadden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McFadden Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFadden Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Alldredge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Alldredge Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alldredge Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Marshall Ferry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Absher Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Absher Family Cemetery is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher Family Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Sandhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandhill Cemetery is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Cemetery
- Bowling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowling Cemetery is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bellefontaine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bellefontaine Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine Cemetery
- The Bellefontaine Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belfountain Cemetery
- Belle Fontaine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84299 <5>
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Harmonist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Harmonist Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonist Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Whiting Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kuykendall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Kuykendall Cemetery is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuykendall Cemetery
- Jones Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Jones Family Cemetery is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Family Cemetery
- Hanna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hanna Cemetery is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
- Big Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Big Prairie Cemetery is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie Cemetery
- Williams Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Seals Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Seals Chapel Cemetery is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals Chapel Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Pelham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pelham Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Savah
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Savah is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Maunie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Solitude
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Solitude is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Bufkin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Oliver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- New Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Emma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Phillipstown is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hovey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hovey is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Hepburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Caborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Crossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Wadesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carmi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Herald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Calvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- New Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Barrett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barrett is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Griffin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Poseyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Posey County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carmi
- Carmi lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the French Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Carmi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmi
- Crossville
- Grayville
- Maunie
- Mount Vernon
- New Harmony
- New Haven
- Poseyville
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 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 Posey 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #434828 (French Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #434828 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: Posey
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Solitude
- Location given for French Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0322677 Lon: -87.9725299
- 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 Posey, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | 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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