A visit to the Kerr 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 Kerr Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kerr Cemetery:
37.9592, -87.1083
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kerr Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kerr Cemetery is located in Spencer County<2>.
The county seat for Spencer County is located in Rockport. Rockport lies just to the south southeast of the Kerr Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kerr Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Kerr Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kerr Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stateler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Stateler Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateler Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Hackleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hackleman Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zoar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Gwaltney Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Pinkston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pinkston Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkston Cemetery
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Whitehouse Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Reo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960632 <5>
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Martins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Chapel Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Chapel Cemetery
- Broshears Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Broshears Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broshears Cemetery
- Graff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Graff Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah 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 Kerr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kerr Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Richland City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Reo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reo is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Rock Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Chrisney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hatfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Grandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- De Gonia Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Tennyson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eames
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Maceo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Pigeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Yelvington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Kercheval
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Boonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gentryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Carlinburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Folsomville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Clay City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Rockport Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Lincoln City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Kerr Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Spencer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kerr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boonville
- Chrisney
- Rockport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Kerr Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Spencer 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 Kerr Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #437264 (Kerr Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #437264 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: Spencer
- Est. Elev: 133 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockport
- Location given for Kerr Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9592158 Lon: -87.1083322
- 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 Spencer, 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- Kerr 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. |