A visit to the Laurel Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Laurel Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Laurel Hill Cemetery (FG ID #85666).
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 Laurel Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laurel Hill Cemetery:
38.0970, -87.7938
The Laurel Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wadesville.
The cemetery is located in Posey County<2>.
The county seat for Posey County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Laurel Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Laurel Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Laurel Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laurel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Engleheim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Engleheim Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleheim Cemetery
- Kunze Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kunze Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunze Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Stallings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stallings Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings Cemetery
- Callahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Callahan Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Homer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Homer Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Cemetery
- Downen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Downen Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downen Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Stillwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stillwell Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell Cemetery
- St. Wendel Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pelham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pelham Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Cemetery
- Samuel Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fitzgerrell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fitzgerrell Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Harmonist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Harmonist Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonist Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Higinbottom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Higinbottom Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higinbottom Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laurel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wadesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hepburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blairsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Wendel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Poseyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stewartsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Solitude
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cynthiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bufkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Caborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Armstrong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barrett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kasson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mounts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Savah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darmstadt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Inglefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stacer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Phillipstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Phillipstown is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Posey County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Laurel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mount Vernon
- New Harmony
- Poseyville
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 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Posey 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #85666
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #437655 (Laurel Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #437655 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: Posey
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wadesville
- Location given for Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0969882 Lon: -87.7939146
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Posey, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Laurel Hill 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |