A visit to the House 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 House Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the House Cemetery:
39.6225, -85.9258
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the House Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The House Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the House Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the House Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the House Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from House Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Doble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles 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>
- Francis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Francis Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
- Acton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gallagher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gallagher Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gallagher Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Boggstown.
- The Gallagher Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Boggstown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85098 <5>
- Hough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hough Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hough Cemetery
- Boggstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Murnan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Murnan Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murnan Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Old Sugar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mohr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mohr Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohr Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Nolan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Nolan Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Cummingham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cummingham Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingham Cemetery
- Big Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Big Run Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Cemetery
- Kemper Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Glade Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Wiles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wiles Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiles Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Sandhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sandhill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Cemetery
- New Palestine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 House Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from House Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- London
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Brookfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Clover Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Acton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Rocklane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Boggstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Charlesmac Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Needham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- New Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beech Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Candleglo Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Whiteland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hildebrand Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Fountaintown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Whiteland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Shelbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knighthood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Gem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Beech Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Southport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riley Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Cumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Homecroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
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 House 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 House 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 like to 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 House 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 House Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #436523 (House Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #436523 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: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boggstown
- Location given for House Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6225465 Lon: -85.925815
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- House 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. |