A visit to the Higbie 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 Higbie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Higbie Cemetery:
38.7698, -85.4405
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Higbie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Higbie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Madison. Madison lies just to the east southeast of the Higbie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Higbie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Higbie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Higbie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bryner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bryner Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryner Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Kinnear Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kinnear Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnear Cemetery
- Scotland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Scotland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Springdale Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- Big Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Baxter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Baxter Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Bayless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bayless Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless Cemetery
- Fairmount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- McKay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McKay Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Neavill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Neavill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavill Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Cemetery
- Hanover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McIntire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McIntire Cemetery is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire Cemetery
- Moffett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Moffett Cemetery is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Higbie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Higbie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Madison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smyrna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Middlefork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Trout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Manville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Bryantsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Chelsea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Dupont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Locust
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Locust is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brooksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brooksburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Canaan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Paris Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Deputy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blocher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Commiskey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- San Jacinto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Otto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prestonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prestonville is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Lamb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lamb is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Moorefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moorefield is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
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 Higbie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Higbie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Higbie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Higbie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #436129 (Higbie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #436129 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clifty Falls
- Location given for Higbie Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7697811 Lon: -85.4405148
- 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 Jefferson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Higbie 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. |