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A visit to the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial (FG ID #640694)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial has been estimated.<3>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

Lat:   38.1156°   (38° 6' 56")

Lon:   -86.9961°   (-86° 59' 45")

The cemetery is located in Spencer County<4>.

As an estimate, the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Gentryville.

The county seat for Spencer County is located in Rockport. Rockport lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the south of the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial .

Name Variations for Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial has also been known as:

  • Pioneer Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial.<5>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, with the nearest first.

  • Buffaloville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffaloville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffaloville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buffaloville Cemetery is located in Spencer County
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Spencer County
  • Pinkston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinkston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinkston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pinkston Cemetery is located in Spencer County
  • Wetherill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wetherill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wetherill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wetherill Cemetery is located in Warrick County
  • Stark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stark Cemetery is located in Spencer County
  • Dale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dale Cemetery is located in Spencer County
  • Chinn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chinn Cemetery is located in Warrick County
  • Clark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Warrick County
  • Hesson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hesson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hesson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hesson Cemetery is located in Spencer County
  • Bender Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bender Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bender Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bender Cemetery is located in Spencer County
  • Tableman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tableman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tableman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tableman Cemetery is located in Spencer County
  • Bruce Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bruce Cemetery is located in Warrick County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Wright Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Spencer County
    • Avery Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Avery Cemetery is located in Warrick County
    • Twin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Twin Cemetery is located in Warrick County
    • Garrison Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garrison Cemetery is located in Warrick County
    • Polk Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Polk Cemetery is located in Warrick County
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Spencer County
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Dubois County
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Dubois County

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 Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, with the nearest first.

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 Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Spencer County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Chrisney
    • Chrisney lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chrisney.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisney
  • Dale
    • Dale lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the North (N) of the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dale.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Ferdinand
  • Huntingburg
  • Santa Claus

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 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 Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial:

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 Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial:

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>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1156, Longitude: -86.9961    
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Spencer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.