A visit to the Grave of President Harrison ...
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 Grave of President Harrison ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grave of President Harrison:
39.8192, -86.1758
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grave of President Harrison can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grave of President Harrison is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Indianapolis. Indianapolis lies just to the south southeast of the Grave of President Harrison .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Grave of President Harrison.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grave of President Harrison, with the nearest first.
- Washington Park North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Washington Park North Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park North Cemetery
- The Washington Park North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glen Haven Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87296 <5>
- West Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Glen Haven Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fall Creek Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek Cemetery
- Sutherland Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Augusta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Augusta Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta Cemetery
- The New Augusta Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Glory Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Floral Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Floral Park Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Floral Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Indianapolis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85026 <5>
- Mt. Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Jackson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Jackson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Jackson Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Indianapolis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86020 <5>
- Augusta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- B'nai Torah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The B'nai Torah Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Torah Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Holy Cross & St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Farm Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Farm Cemetery
- Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Episcopal Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Episcopal Cemetery
- Concordia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Crown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Irvington Cemetery
- Old Parker Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
- Wilson - Parker Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Negley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Negley Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negley Cemetery
- Stoop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stoop Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoop Cemetery
- DeFord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The DeFord Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeFord Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel 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 Grave of President Harrison.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grave of President Harrison, with the nearest first:
- Spring Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wynnedale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Crows Nest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Rocky Ripple
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Wolfington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Indianapolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Crows Nest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Speedway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Snacks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Williams Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Warren Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clermont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beech Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Castleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Ridge Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Traders Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Homecroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Eagle Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Lawrence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newark Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Southport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Zionsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsburg
(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 Grave of President Harrison. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grave of President Harrison.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsburg
- Indianapolis
- Speedway
- Zionsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Grave of President Harrison:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Grave of President Harrison:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #435355 (Grave of President Harrison)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #435355 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 236 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Indianapolis West
- Location given for Grave of President Harrison:
- Lat: 39.8192088 Lon: -86.1758211
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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 Marion, 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 from Point A (ie- Grave of President Harrison) 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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