A visit to the Light 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 Light Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Light Cemetery:
39.2010, -86.8676
The Light Cemetery is located in Owen County<1>.
The county seat for Owen County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the northeast of the Light Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Light Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Light Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Light Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Defore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Defore Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defore Cemetery
- McIndoo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McIndoo Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIndoo Cemetery
- Neeley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Neeley Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Waker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Waker Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waker Cemetery
- Oliphant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oliphant Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphant Cemetery
- Burkett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Burkett Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Camden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Camden Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Adel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Galimore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Galimore Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galimore Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- McKee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright 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]<2> of the Light Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Light Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Freedom
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Arney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Calvertville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Worthington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tulip
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hendricksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Patricksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Denmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Solsberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Atkinsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cuba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elliston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stanford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ellettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stinesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Mineral City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Gosport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowling Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Clay City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Switz City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Koleen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Highland Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Howesville
(15 miles [24.1 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 Light Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Owen County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Light Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowling Green
- Clay City
- Coal City
- Ellettsville
- Gosport
- Patricksburg
- Spencer
- Stinesville
- Worthington
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 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 Light Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Owen 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 Light Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #437881 (Light Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #437881 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: Owen
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Freedom
- Location given for Light Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2008776 Lon: -86.8680628
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Owen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Light Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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