A visit to the Hamilton 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 Hamilton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hamilton Cemetery:
38.9301, -85.3636
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Ripley County<2>.
The county seat for Ripley County is located in Versailles. Versailles lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Hamilton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hamilton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hamilton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hamilton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Overturf Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Overturf Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overturf Cemetery
- Grandview Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jefferson Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jefferson Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Canaan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989421 <5>
- Vestal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Vestal Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestal Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Indian Kentuck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Whitham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Whitham Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitham Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Shelby Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sheppard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
- Pullum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Conner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Conner Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Cemetery
- Mermoud Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Risk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Risk Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Hyatt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hyatt Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt Cemetery
- Daubenheyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Daubenheyer Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daubenheyer Cemetery
- Country Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Country Farm Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Farm Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hebron Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hebron Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Church Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Risk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Risk Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Beebe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Beebe Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe Cemetery
- Kloche Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kloche Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kloche Cemetery
- Derringer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Derringer Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derringer 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 Hamilton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hamilton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bryantsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Canaan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Middlefork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- San Jacinto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Dupont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cross Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Manville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Avonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Avonburg is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonburg
- Butlerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Versailles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grayford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Smyrna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Bennington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bennington is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Oakdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Moorefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moorefield is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Otter Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Milton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brooksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Zenas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Osgood
(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 Hamilton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ripley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hamilton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Madison
- Osgood
- Vernon
- Versailles
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hamilton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Ripley 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 Hamilton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #435638 (Hamilton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #435638 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: Ripley
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rexville
- Location given for Hamilton Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9300564 Lon: -85.3635709
- 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 Ripley, 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 from Point A (ie- Hamilton 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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