A visit to the Garrison 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 Garrison Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garrison Cemetery:
41.1809, -85.3964
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Garrison Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Garrison Cemetery is located in Whitley County<2>.
The county seat for Whitley County is located in Columbia City. Columbia City lies just to the west southwest of the Garrison Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Garrison Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Garrison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garrison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blue River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wigent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wigent Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigent Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Egolf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Egolf Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egolf Cemetery
- The Egolf Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Thorncreek Bethel Cemetery
- Thorncreek Bethel Church of God Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173928 <5>
- Eel River Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jeffries Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Round Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Compton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86183 <5>
- Hively Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hively Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hively Cemetery
- The Hively Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Matthews Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129509 <5>
- Stough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stough Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stough Cemetery
- South Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The South Park Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Eel River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Eel River Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River Cemetery
- Boggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jacob Hively Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nolt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Nolt Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolt Cemetery
- Watterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Watterson Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watterson Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Grays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Grays Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Cemetery
- Stanford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Stanford Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford Cemetery
- Merriam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Merriam Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Fulk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fulk Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulk Cemetery
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 Garrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garrison Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Collins
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Columbia City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tri-Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Churubusco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cresco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Merriam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Merriam is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Dunfee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Arcola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- Green Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Lorane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Ari
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ege
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Wolf Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Ormas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Etna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Larwill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Port Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Wallen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Huntertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Laotto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Whitley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aboite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Goblesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Indian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 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 Garrison Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Whitley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Churubusco
- Columbia City
- Larwill
- South Whitley
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 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 Garrison Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Whitley 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 Garrison Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #434975 (Garrison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #434975 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: Whitley
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Columbia City
- Location given for Garrison Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1808804 Lon: -85.3963664
- 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 Whitley, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Garrison 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |