A visit to the Hancock 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 Hancock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hancock Cemetery:
38.1384, -87.8659
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hancock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hancock Cemetery is located in Posey County<2>.
The county seat for Posey County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the Hancock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hancock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Hancock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hancock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pelham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pelham Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Harmonist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Harmonist Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonist Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wadesville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85666 <5>
- Fitzgerrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fitzgerrell Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell Cemetery
- Cale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cale Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Downen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Downen Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downen Cemetery
- Engleheim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Engleheim Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleheim Cemetery
- Whiting Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kunze Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Kunze Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunze Cemetery
- Knowles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Knowles Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Calvin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvin Cemetery is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin Cemetery
- McFadden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The McFadden Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFadden Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The French Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Wendel Catholic Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Wendel Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Wendel Catholic Church Cemetery
- The St. Wendel Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Wendel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201649 <5>
- Wilson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson 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 Hancock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hancock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stewartsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Wadesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barrett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Barrett is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Poseyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Oliver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Hepburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Blairsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Solitude
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Solitude is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Phillipstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Phillipstown is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint Wendel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Cynthiana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Calvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Savah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Savah is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Bufkin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Martin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Mounts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Grayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maunie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Armstrong
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Owensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Hancock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Posey County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hancock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crossville
- Grayville
- Maunie
- New Harmony
- Owensville
- Poseyville
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 helpful 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 Hancock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Posey 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 Hancock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #435662 (Hancock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #435662 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: Posey
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Poseyville
- Location given for Hancock Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1383783 Lon: -87.8658616
- 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 Posey, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hancock 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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