A visit to the Land 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 Land Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Land Cemetery:
38.9931, -87.3503
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Land Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Land Cemetery is located in Sullivan County<2>.
The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Sullivan. Sullivan lies just to the north northwest of the Land Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Land Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Land Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Snyder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Snyder Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Trimble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Booker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Booker Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Walters Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Purcell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Purcell Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- McCammon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McCammon Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCammon Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Town Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Dooley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dooley Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooley Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Harper Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Benefiel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Benefiel Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefiel Cemetery
- Posey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Posey Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Spencer Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Boone Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Engle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Engle Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle Cemetery
- Haddon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Haddon Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddon Cemetery
- Pirtle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pirtle Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle Cemetery
- Pirtle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pirtle Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The IOOF Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Ledgerwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ledgerwood Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgerwood Cemetery
- Vester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Vester Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vester Cemetery
- McDade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McDade Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deckard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Deckard Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard Cemetery
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 Land Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Land Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Paxton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paxton is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Carlisle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Gambill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gambill is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Scotchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scotchtown is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Rose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- White Rose is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose
- Dugger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oaktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freelandville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Island City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Linton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hoosier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Westphalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Gilmour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Busseron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Busseron is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
- Midland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Merom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Heathsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heathsville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Shelburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edwardsport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Hymera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hymera is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Graysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
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 Land Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sullivan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Land Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carlisle
- Dugger
- Linton
- Oaktown
- Sandborn
- Shelburn
- Sullivan
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Land Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Sullivan 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 Land Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #437597 (Land Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #437597 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: Sullivan
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bucktown
- Location given for Land Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9930994 Lon: -87.3502952
- 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 Sullivan, 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- Land 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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