A visit to the Hughes 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 Hughes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hughes Cemetery:
38.9439, -85.5141
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hughes Cemetery is located in Jennings County<2>.
The county seat for Jennings County is located in Vernon. Vernon lies just to the west northwest of the Hughes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hughes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Hughes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hughes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Callicotte Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Callicotte Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callicotte Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Bland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Cemetery
- The Bland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sullivan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84361 <5>
- Butlerville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Butlerville Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville Cemetery
- State School Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The State School Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State School Cemetery
- Summerfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Summerfield Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hill Crest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85372 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Ogden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ogden Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Cemetery
- College Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The College Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Clashman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Clashman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clashman Cemetery
- McKay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The McKay Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
- Grandview Memorial Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- St. Bridget Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Bridget Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridget 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 Hughes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hughes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- San Jacinto
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Dupont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grayford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Butlerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bryantsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Commiskey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paris Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Holton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Queensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Deputy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Zenas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Hayden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Four Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Harper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Kent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scipio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Sardinia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Otter Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Fleming
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
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 Hughes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jennings County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hughes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Madison
- North Vernon
- Vernon
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 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 Hughes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jennings 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 Hughes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #436593 (Hughes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #436593 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: Jennings
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vernon
- Location given for Hughes Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9439442 Lon: -85.5141304
- 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 Jennings, 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- Hughes 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. |