A visit to the Gravel Hill 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 Gravel Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gravel Hill Cemetery:
40.5331, -84.9927
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gravel Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Jay County<2>.
The county seat for Jay County is located in Portland. Portland lies just to the south of the Gravel Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gravel Hill 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 Gravel Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gravel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Borris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Borris Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borris Cemetery
- Hartford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whicker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Whicker Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whicker Cemetery
- Old Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Brethren Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brethren Cemetery
- The Old Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bear Creek Cemetery
- Bearcreek Cemetery
- Boehm Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Frank Boehm Farm Cemetery
- Macklin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194239 <5>
- Pound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pound Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Studebaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alberson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The West Grove Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove Cemetery
- Hearne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hearne Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne Cemetery
- Daugherty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
- Bunker Hill Amish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Twin Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sager Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sager Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sager Cemetery
- Kinsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Kinsey Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Green Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Green Park Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park Cemetery
- Jaque Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Jaque Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaque Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gravel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gravel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bloomfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bryant
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Antiville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Geneva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Portland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Phenix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Linn Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Trinity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trinity is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Jay City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jay City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Pennville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Berne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Nottingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Fiat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Blaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Petroleum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Greene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Collett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Skeels Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Reiffsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Bluff Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Salamonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Vera Cruz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Wabash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Ridertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Boundary City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Macedon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Scudder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
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 Gravel Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gravel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berne
- Berne lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Gravel Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Portland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Gravel Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jay 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 Gravel Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #435359 (Gravel Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #435359 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: Jay
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Geneva
- Location given for Gravel Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5331012 Lon: -84.9927461
- 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 Jay, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gravel Hill 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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