A visit to the German 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 German Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the German Cemetery:
38.8964, -85.6847
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the German Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The German Cemetery is located in Jennings County<2>.
The county seat for Jennings County is located in Vernon. Vernon lies just to the north northeast of the German Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the German Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the German Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from German Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Marsh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- Meek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Meek Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek Cemetery
- Weston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Weston Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Coffee Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Coffee Creek Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Coffee Creek Cemetery
- The Old Coffee Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Coffee Creek Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #274129 <5>
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Myers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gaddy - Wykoff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cave - Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sixmile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sixmile Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Cemetery
- Whitcomb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Whitcomb Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitcomb Cemetery
- Barkman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Barkman Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkman Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wohrer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wohrer Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wohrer Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Coryell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Coryell Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell Cemetery
- Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson 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 German Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from German Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Commiskey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Paris Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Hayden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Deputy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grayford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fleming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Kriete Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Dupont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Retreat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Crothersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Albion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Queensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Dudleytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Middlefork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- San Jacinto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Seymour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Austin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blocher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Scipio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Smyrna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Butlerville
(13 miles [20.9 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 German Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jennings County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The German Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Austin
- Crothersville
- North Vernon
- Seymour
- Vernon
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 German Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jennings 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 German Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #435038 (German Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #435038 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: Jennings
- Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hayden
- Location given for German Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8964442 Lon: -85.6846905
- 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 Jennings, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- German 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. |