A visit to the Hedges 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 Hedges Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hedges Cemetery:
38.3992, -87.2689
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hedges Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hedges Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Petersburg. Petersburg lies just to the north of the Hedges Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hedges Cemetery.
Establishment of the Hedges Cemetery ...
The Hedges Cemetery was established in 1853.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Hedges Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hedges Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- DeJarnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The DeJarnett Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnett Cemetery
- Loveless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Loveless Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- McGillem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McGillem Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGillem Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Bruster Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stuckey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stuckey Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey Cemetery
- Blaize Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Blaize Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaize Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Beck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Indian Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Weathers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Weathers Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathers Cemetery
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Odd Fellow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Odd Fellow Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellow Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison 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 Hedges Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hedges Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glezen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Winslow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dongola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Oakland City Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakland City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteoak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Alford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Algiers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Oatsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Spurgeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Velpen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- White Sulphur Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Francisco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Somerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Otwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Highbank Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Stendal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Willis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Sandy Hook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Mackey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Douglas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Zoar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Giro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Giro is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
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 Hedges Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hedges Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Oakland City
- Otwell
- Petersburg
- Winslow
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hedges Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Hedges Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #435976 (Hedges Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #435976 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Petersburg
- Location given for Hedges Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3992159 Lon: -87.2689
- 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 Pike, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hedges 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. |