A visit to the Kirk - McRoberts 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 Kirk - McRoberts Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kirk - McRoberts Cemetery:
38.4237, -87.4997
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kirk - McRoberts Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kirk - McRoberts Cemetery is located in Gibson County<2>.
The county seat for Gibson County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies just to the southwest of the Kirk - McRoberts Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Kirk - McRoberts Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kirk - McRoberts Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trippet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Trippet Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippet Cemetery
- Robb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Robb Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb Cemetery
- Decker Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Field Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Cemetery
- Milburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Milburn Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Milburn Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Patoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85918 <5>
- Kirk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
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- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Hitch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hitch Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitch Cemetery
- Archer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Archer Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Warnock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Warnock Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Hussey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hussey Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hussey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hussey Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Princeton.
- The Hussey Cemetery has also been known as:
- McConnell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163850 <5>
- Meade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kirk - McRoberts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kirk - McRoberts Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Patoka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oatsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Hazleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Decker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Douglas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Francisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Giro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Giro is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
- Dongola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Oakland City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glezen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Somerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Fort Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland City Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Beal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beal is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Mackey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Allendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Owensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buckskin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Alford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Saint Francisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Patton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Patton is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Mount Carmel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Kirk - McRoberts Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gibson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kirk - McRoberts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Branch
- Mount Carmel
- Oakland City
- Owensville
- Petersburg
- Princeton
- Saint Francisville
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 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 Kirk - McRoberts Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Gibson 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 Kirk - McRoberts Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #437353 (Kirk-McRoberts Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #437353 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: Gibson
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Union
- Location given for Kirk-McRoberts Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4236576 Lon: -87.4997429
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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 Gibson, 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- Kirk - McRoberts 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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