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A visit to the Hicks Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Hicks Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hicks Cemetery

Lat:   39.2212°   (39° 13' 16")

Lon:   -86.8486°   (-86° 50' 54")

The Hicks Cemetery is located in Owen County<2>.

The county seat for Owen County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the northeast of the Hicks Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Hicks Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hicks Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Defore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Defore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Defore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Defore Cemetery is located in Owen County
  • Light Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Light Cemetery
    • The Light Cemetery is located in Owen County
  • Leach Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leach Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leach Cemetery is located in Owen County
  • Oliphant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oliphant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oliphant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oliphant Cemetery is located in Owen County
  • Burkett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burkett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burkett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burkett Cemetery is located in Owen County
  • Neeley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neeley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neeley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Neeley Cemetery is located in Owen County
  • Burton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burton Cemetery is located in Owen County
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Owen County
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Cemetery is located in Owen County
  • McKee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKee Cemetery is located in Owen County
  • Scott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Owen County
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Cemetery is located in Owen County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Galimore Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galimore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galimore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Galimore Cemetery is located in Owen County
    • McIndoo Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIndoo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIndoo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McIndoo Cemetery is located in Owen County
    • Snyder Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snyder Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Waker Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waker Cemetery is located in Owen County
    • Pryor Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pryor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pryor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pryor Cemetery is located in Owen County
    • Adel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adel Cemetery
      • The Adel Cemetery is located in Owen County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Adel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Freedom.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84144 <5>
    • Witham Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Witham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Witham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Witham Cemetery is located in Owen County
    • Wright Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Owen County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hicks Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hicks Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Freedom
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
    • Freedom is located in Owen County
  • Arney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
    • Arney is located in Owen County
  • Newark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in Greene County
  • Spencer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Spencer is located in Owen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <6>
  • Calvertville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvertville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
    • Calvertville is located in Greene County
  • Patricksburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patricksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
    • Patricksburg is located in Owen County
  • Worthington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tulip
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tulip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
    • Tulip is located in Greene County
  • Hendricksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hendricksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
    • Hendricksville is located in Greene County
  • Solsberry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Atkinsonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
    • Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
  • Denmark
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Denmark is located in Owen County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Coal City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
      • Coal City is located in Owen County
    • Stinesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
      • Stinesville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Cuba
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Owen County
    • Ellettsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellettsville
      • Ellettsville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,706 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellettsville <6>
    • Stanford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
      • Stanford is located in Monroe County
    • Gosport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
      • Gosport is located in Owen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gosport <6>
    • Elliston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
      • Elliston is located in Greene County
    • Bloomfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Highland Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Monroe County
    • Bowling Green
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
      • Bowling Green is located in Clay County
    • Clay City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
      • Clay City is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <6>
    • Mineral City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
      • Mineral City is located in Greene County

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 Hicks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Owen County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hicks Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Hicks Cemetery:

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 Hicks Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #436117  (Hicks Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #436117 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Freedom
    • County: Owen         Elev: 166
    • Location given for GNIS #436117 (Hicks Cemetery)

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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 Owen, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hicks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2212, Longitude: -86.8486       In this case, the coordinates for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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