A visit to the Gardens of Memory ...
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 Gardens of Memory ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gardens of Memory:
40.6650, -85.6141
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gardens of Memory can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gardens of Memory is located in Huntington County<2>.
The county seat for Huntington County is located in Huntington. Huntington lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Gardens of Memory .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gardens of Memory.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Gardens of Memory.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gardens of Memory, with the nearest first.
- Hummel - Lobdell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- America Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The America Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Conner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Conner Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Conner Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Marion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2241920 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Landess Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Landess Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landess Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Rennaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rennaker Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennaker Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Harper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Meshingomesia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Masonic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Purviance Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Purviance Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purviance Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Burson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Burson Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Cemetery
- Cory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cory Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Doyle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Monument City Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gardens of Memory.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gardens of Memory, with the nearest first:
- Banquo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Mount Etna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- La Fontaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Van Buren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Jalapa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Lincolnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Friendly Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Farrville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Treaty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Sweetser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Arcana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Harlansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Majenica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Somerset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Mier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Jonesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gas City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Plum Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Herbst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Lagro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Gardens of Memory. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Huntington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gardens of Memory.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andrews
- Gas City
- Jonesboro
- La Fontaine
- Lagro
- Lagro lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Gardens of Memory.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lagro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagro
- Marion
- Van Buren
- Warren
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 websites either 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 Gardens of Memory:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Huntington 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 Gardens of Memory:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #434950 (Gardens of Memory)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #434950 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: Huntington
- Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Etna
- Location given for Gardens of Memory:
- Lat: 40.6650428 Lon: -85.614144
- 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 Huntington, 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 from Point A (ie- Gardens of Memory) 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |