A visit to the Graves 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 Graves Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Graves Cemetery:
38.9923, -86.6586
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Graves Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Graves Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Bedford. Bedford lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Graves Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Graves Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Graves Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Byers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Byers Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
- Carmichael Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Carmichael Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Lowder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lowder Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowder Cemetery
- Dishman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dishman Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Flynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Flynn Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Beech Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Beech Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Duke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Duke Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Cemetery
- Brinegar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brinegar Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinegar Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Ashcraft Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Perkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Clover Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Clover Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill 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 Graves Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Graves Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Popcorn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Springville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Kirksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Owensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Harrodsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Stanford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Avoca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Guthrie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Solsberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silverville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Oolitic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Smithville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Koleen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Hendricksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Clear Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Mineral City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Williams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Coxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Bloomington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tulip
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
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 Graves Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Graves Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bedford
- Bloomington
- Harrodsburg
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 Graves Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Graves Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #450980 (Graves Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #450980 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 248 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Owensburg
- Location given for Graves Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.99227 Lon: -86.6586106
- 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 Lawrence, 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- Graves 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. |