A visit to the Higgins 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 Higgins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Higgins Cemetery:
39.7761, -86.6375
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Higgins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Higgins Cemetery is located in Hendricks County<2>.
The county seat for Hendricks County is located in Danville. Danville lies just to the east of the Higgins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Higgins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Higgins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Higgins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Winchester Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Winchester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Turner Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Turner Farm Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Farm Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Dickerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
- Vannice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Vannice Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannice Cemetery
- Ryner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ryner Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryner Cemetery
- Sears Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sears Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Roundtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Roundtown Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtown Cemetery
- Abner - Ragan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Abner - Ragan Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner - Ragan Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hadley Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hardwick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hardwick Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick Cemetery
- Noland #2 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Noland #2 Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland #2 Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Noland #1 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Noland #1 Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland #1 Cemetery
- Tinder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tinder Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinder Cemetery
- Biddle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Biddle Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle Cemetery
- Groveland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Groveland Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Gentry / Evans / Neff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gentry / Evans / Neff Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry / Evans / Neff Cemetery
- The Gentry / Evans / Neff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gentry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201459 <5>
- Devenport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Devenport Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devenport 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 Higgins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Higgins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Winchester
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Hadley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Groveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Reno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- North Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coatesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Amo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barnard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Clayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Stilesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lizton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Cartersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roachdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <6>
- Ladoga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Ross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plainfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brownsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greencastle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Blakesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
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 Higgins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hendricks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Higgins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bainbridge
- Brownsburg
- Clayton
- Coatesville
- Danville
- Greencastle
- Ladoga
- New Ross
- North Salem
- Pittsboro
- Plainfield
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 Higgins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Hendricks 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 Higgins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2094083 (Higgins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2094083 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: Hendricks
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: North Salem
- Location given for Higgins Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7761111 Lon: -86.6375
- 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 Hendricks, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Higgins 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. |