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:
38.6281, -86.2441
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the east southeast of the Hamilton Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Hamilton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hamilton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Old Smedley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Old Smedley Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Smedley Cemetery
- New Philadelphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Trimble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Freed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Freed Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Edward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Edward Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward Cemetery
- Coggswell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Coggswell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggswell Cemetery
- Talbott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Talbott Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott Cemetery
- Sinking Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Becks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Becks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Cemetery
- Covenanter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Covenanter Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenanter Cemetery
- Irvin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Irvin Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvin Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Kansas Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Kansas Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Church Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Peugh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Peugh Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peugh Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Smedley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Campbellsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Claysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Saltillo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Bromer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Livonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leipsic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Mahan Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Bono
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Kossuth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Stonington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fort Ritner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Trotter Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Plattsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Chambersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Hardinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tunnelton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Lawrenceport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Orleans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harristown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Spring Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Paoli
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Boston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Medora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Mitchell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hamilton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Campbellsburg
- Fredericksburg
- Medora
- Mitchell
- Paoli
- Paoli lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Hamilton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paoli.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Salem
- Salem lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Hamilton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
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 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 Hamilton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #435640 (Hamilton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #435640 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smedley
- Location given for Hamilton Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6281117 Lon: -86.2441492
- 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 Washington, 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- 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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