A visit to the La Follett 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 La Follett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the La Follett Cemetery:
39.8609, -86.9136
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the La Follett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The La Follett Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Greencastle. Greencastle lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of the La Follett Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the La Follett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from La Follett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Skillman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Skillman Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman Cemetery
- Grider Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Grider Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider Cemetery
- Wasson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wasson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson Cemetery
- Peffley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Peffley Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peffley Cemetery
- Landes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Landes Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes Cemetery
- Old Pottinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Pottinger Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pottinger Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Bakesburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bakesburg Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakesburg Cemetery
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Wasson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wasson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson Cemetery
- Forgey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Forgey Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forgey Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sutherlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sutherlin Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin Cemetery
- Pickle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pickle Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickle Cemetery
- Indian Creek Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lydick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lydick Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydick Cemetery
- Clodfelter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clodfelter Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clodfelter Cemetery
- Hartman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
- Old Hickory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Hickory Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Ladoga Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ladoga Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ladoga Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Ladoga.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #515786 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the La Follett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from La Follett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blakesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Russellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Roachdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Portland Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Ladoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Waveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Guion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Yountsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Barnard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Mace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Alamo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Judson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Bellmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Groveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- New Ross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crawfordsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ferndale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Smartsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Nyesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- North Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marshall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
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 La Follett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The La Follett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bainbridge
- Crawfordsville
- Ladoga
- Marshall
- New Ross
- North Salem
- Russellville
- Waveland
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 La Follett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Putnam 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 La Follett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #437492 (La Follett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #437492 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: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Russellville
- Location given for La Follett Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8608778 Lon: -86.91362
- 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 Putnam, 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' (or 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- La Follett 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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