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:
40.9098, -86.1114
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 Miami County<2>.
The county seat for Miami County is located in Peru. Peru lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south 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 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the IOOF Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from IOOF Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Yike Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Yike Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yike Cemetery
- Tilden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tilden Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Five Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Five Corners Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners Cemetery
- Westlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlawn Cemetery
- Musselman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Musselman Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman Cemetery
- Dunkard Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Koontz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Koontz Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Courter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Cemetery
- Enterprise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Eel River Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Shelton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Shelton Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shelton Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Fulton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Schrock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Schrock Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schrock Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Gaerte Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Gaerte Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaerte Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Deedsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Macy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Denver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Twelve Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Mexico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gilead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Pettysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Hoover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Stockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roann
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Akron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- New Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Peru
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Disko
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Rochester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richvalley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Beaver Dam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Leases Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
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 Miami County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The IOOF Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Akron
- Fulton
- Macy
- Macy lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the IOOF Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macy
- Mexico
- New Waverly
- Peru
- Richvalley
- Roann
- Rochester
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 helpful 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 Miami 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 #436691 (Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #436691 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: Miami
- Est. Elev: 261 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Deedsville
- Location given for Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9097643 Lon: -86.111384
- 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 Miami, 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 obstructions 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |