A visit to the Hoosier 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 Hoosier Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hoosier Cemetery:
40.6567, -84.9944
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hoosier Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hoosier Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Hoosier Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hoosier Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Hoosier Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hoosier Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Moser Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moser Cemetery
- Beibersteine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Beibersteine Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beibersteine Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Mazelin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mazelin Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazelin Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The French Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- The French Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reynolds Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85071 <5>
- Studebaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schwartz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Graber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Graber Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graber Cemetery
- Alberson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Westlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pound Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound Cemetery
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Cemetery
- Bunker Hill Amish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Linn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Linn Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hoosier Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hoosier Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Linn Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Berne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Geneva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vera Cruz
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Monroe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coppess Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Phenix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Honduras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Petroleum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Bryant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reiffsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Nottingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Jay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jay City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Craigville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Fiat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Trinity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Antiville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Pleasant Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Travisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Poneto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Magley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Skeels Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Willshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Preble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
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 Hoosier Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hoosier Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berne
- Bluffton
- Craigville
- Decatur
- Willshire
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 websites either 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 Hoosier Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Adams 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 Hoosier Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #436416 (Hoosier Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #436416 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: Adams
- Est. Elev: 264 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Berne
- Location given for Hoosier Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6567129 Lon: -84.9944127
- 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 Adams, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hoosier 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. |