A visit to the Horeb 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 Horeb Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Horeb Cemetery:
40.8278, -85.2764
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Horeb Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Horeb Cemetery is located in Wells County<2>.
The county seat for Wells County is located in Bluffton. Bluffton lies just to the southeast of the Horeb Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Horeb Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Horeb Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Horeb Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Spider Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Spider Hill Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spider Hill Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Hoverstock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hoverstock Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoverstock Cemetery
- The Hoverstock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haverstock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85448 <5>
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Arick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Feighner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Feighner Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feighner Cemetery
- Star of Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Star of Hope Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of Hope Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Yankeetown Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown Cemetery
- Mossburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mossburg Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossburg Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Old Bluffton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Bluffton Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bluffton Cemetery
- Fair View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fair View Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- Loon Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Loon Creek Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Creek Cemetery
- Rees Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Rees Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- El Honan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The El Honan Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Honan 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 Horeb Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Horeb Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Uniondale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Markle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Zanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ossian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Liberty Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Tocsin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Yoder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bowerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Majenica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Travisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Craigville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Roanoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Magley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Aboite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Warren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Huntington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Reiffsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Vera Cruz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Honduras
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Preble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Horeb Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wells County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Horeb Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluffton
- Craigville
- Huntington
- Roanoke
- Warren
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Horeb Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Wells 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 Horeb Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #436477 (Horeb Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #436477 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: Wells
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Markle
- Location given for Horeb Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8278248 Lon: -85.2763606
- 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 Wells, 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 from Point A (ie- Horeb 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. |