A visit to the Lanam 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 Lanam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lanam Cemetery:
39.2323, -86.3139
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lanam Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lanam Cemetery is located in Brown County<2>.
The county seat for Brown County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies just to the east southeast of the Lanam Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Lanam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lanam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The South View Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South View Cemetery
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Georgetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- David Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The David Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Nashville.
- The Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crouch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84774 <5>
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Stepp Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Stepp Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepp Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Zion Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Zion Church Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Church Cemetery
- Boles - Williams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Boles - Williams Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles - Williams Cemetery
- The Boles - Williams Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jole Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87404 <5>
- Sample Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Sample Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- The Payne Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1661357 <5>
- Elkinsville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Noblet Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reeves Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Spiker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Spiker Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiker Cemetery
- Calvin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvin Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin 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 Lanam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lanam Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Helmsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Nashville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beanblossom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gnaw Bone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mahalasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Spearsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Dolan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Story
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Mount Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Morgantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pikes Peak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Peoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Bloomington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stony Lonesome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Princes Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Samaria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Clear Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Becks Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Martinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anita ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Highland Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Smithville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nineveh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trafalgar
(15 miles [24.1 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 Lanam Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brown County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lanam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomington
- Martinsville
- Morgantown
- Nashville
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 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 Lanam Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Brown 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 Lanam Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1946198 (Lanam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1946198 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: Brown
- Est. Elev: 284 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Belmont
- Location given for Lanam Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2322702 Lon: -86.3138808
- 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 Brown, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lanam 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. |