A visit to the Hitch 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 Hitch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hitch Cemetery:
38.3842, -87.5792
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hitch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hitch Cemetery is located in Gibson County<2>.
The county seat for Gibson County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies just to the south southeast of the Hitch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hitch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Hitch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hitch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Warnock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Warnock Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock Cemetery
- Milburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Milburn Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Milburn Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Patoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85918 <5>
- Humphrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Decker Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Robb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Robb Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb Cemetery
- Trippet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Trippet Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippet Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Field Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Cemetery
- Hussey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hussey Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hussey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hussey Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Princeton.
- The Hussey Cemetery has also been known as:
- McConnell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163850 <5>
- Kirk - McRoberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
- Orrville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Orrville Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Meade Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Stuart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Stuart Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
- Warth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Warth Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warth 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 Hitch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hitch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Patoka
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Princeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Douglas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Francisco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Hazleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Owensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oatsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Decker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Giro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Giro is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
- Mount Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Patton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patton is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Mounts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Haubstadt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Allendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Beal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beal is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Mackey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Somerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dongola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Saint Francisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Warrenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Buckskin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
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 Hitch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gibson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hitch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Branch
- Mount Carmel
- Oakland City
- Owensville
- Princeton
- Saint Francisville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hitch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Gibson 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 Hitch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #436248 (Hitch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #436248 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: Gibson
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Patoka
- Location given for Hitch Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3842129 Lon: -87.5791896
- 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 Gibson, 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 from Point A (ie- Hitch 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. |