A visit to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) 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 IOOF Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the IOOF Cemetery:
41.1245, -86.3883
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The IOOF Cemetery is located in Fulton County<2>.
The county seat for Fulton County is located in Rochester. Rochester lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the IOOF Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the IOOF Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the IOOF Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from IOOF Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Cromley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Bruce Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bruce Lake Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Lake Cemetery
- Richland Center Citizen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Richland Center Citizen Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center Citizen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Richland Center Citizen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Rochester.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188990 <5>
- IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Shaffer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffer Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- North Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The North Union Cemetery is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- North Bend Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The North Bend Cemetery is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend Cemetery
- Ora Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Ora Cemetery is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora Cemetery
- Citizens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Citizens Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citizens Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Mull Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Mull Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mull Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- McElrath Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The McElrath Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElrath 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 IOOF Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from IOOF Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leiters Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiters Ford
- Delong
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Delong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
- Lake Bruce
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
- Monterey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Culver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Culver is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Lawton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lawton is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Kewanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kewanna is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ora is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Burr Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burr Oak is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Argos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beardstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beardstown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Winamac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grass Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Ober
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ober is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
- Bass Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bass Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Star City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Athens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Thornhope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thornhope is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhope
- Former names for Thornhope:
- Parisville
- Rosedale
- Thornhope has also been known as:
- Oak
- Tippecanoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Tip Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
- Plymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Aldine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aldine is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Donaldson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Knox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 IOOF Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fulton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The IOOF Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Argos
- Fulton
- Kewanna
- Knox
- Plymouth
- Rochester
- Star City
- Winamac
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 IOOF Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Fulton 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 IOOF Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #436698 (Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #436698 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: Fulton
- Est. Elev: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kewanna
- Location given for Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1244864 Lon: -86.388338
- 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 Fulton, 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 from Point A (ie- IOOF 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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