A visit to the Hough 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 Hough Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hough Cemetery:
39.5770, -85.9222
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hough Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hough Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the east southeast of the Hough Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hough Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Hough Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hough Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Francis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Francis Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Dake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dake Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dake Cemetery
- House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The House Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- Wiles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wiles Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiles Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Sandhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sandhill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Acton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- McGill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McGill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill Cemetery
- Needham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Doble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Doble Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doble Cemetery
- The Doble Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dobel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84846 <5>
- Nolan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Nolan Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
- Glade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Glade Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Cemetery
- Hurricane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- Murnan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Murnan Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murnan Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Old Sugar Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mohr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mohr Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohr Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hough Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hough Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Boggstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clover Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- London
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Needham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Urmeyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Acton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Rocklane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Beech Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Charlesmac Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Hildebrand Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Candleglo Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Whiteland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shelbyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riley Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Knighthood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- New Whiteland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Fountaintown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- New Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Amity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Southport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Beech Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Homecroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Stones Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
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 Hough Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hough Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fairland
- Franklin
- Greenwood
- New Palestine
- Shelbyville
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 Hough Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Hough Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #436514 (Hough Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #436514 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 224 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boggstown
- Location given for Hough Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5769922 Lon: -85.9222042
- 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 Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hough 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. |
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