A visit to the Kennedy 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 Kennedy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kennedy Cemetery:
40.9517, -87.3711
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Newton County<2>.
The county seat for Newton County is located in Kentland. Kentland lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Kennedy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kennedy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Kennedy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kennedy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beaver City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beaver City Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City Cemetery
- North Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The North Star Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prairie Vine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Prairie Vine Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Vine Cemetery
- Russell Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
- Beaver Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Beaver Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- J H Grant Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Welsh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Weston Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Weston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Rensselaer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87356 <5>
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel Cemetery
- Dorne Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dorne Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorne Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Yeoman Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Yeoman Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman 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 Kennedy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kennedy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beaver City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Mount Ayr
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Morocco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Foresman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Fair Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Collegeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Collegeville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Rensselaer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kentland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Donovan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Iroquois
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Goodland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roselawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Effner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Hopkins Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <6>
- Beaverville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sumava Resorts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Virgie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Thayer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Schneider
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Schneider is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneider
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Sheldon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raub
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Raub is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Shelby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
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 Kennedy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kennedy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Donovan
- Goodland
- Kentland
- Morocco
- Rensselaer
- Sheldon
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 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 Kennedy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Newton 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 Kennedy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #437243 (Kennedy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #437243 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: Newton
- Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Ayr
- Location given for Kennedy Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9517022 Lon: -87.3711389
- 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 Newton, 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- Kennedy 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. |