A visit to the McClain 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 McClain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McClain Cemetery:
39.7467, -86.4367
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McClain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McClain Cemetery is located in Hendricks County<2>.
The county seat for Hendricks County is located in Danville. Danville lies just to the west northwest of the McClain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McClain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the McClain Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McClain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Merritt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- North Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The North Lawn Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lawn Cemetery
- Merritt Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Abner Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Abner Creek Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner Creek Cemetery
- Gossett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gossett Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett Cemetery
- Barlow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Barlow Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Indiana Boy's School Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- White Lick Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kiger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kiger Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiger Cemetery
- St. Augustine Episcopal Church Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Danville East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Danville East Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville East Cemetery
- Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Danville South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Christie East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Christie East Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie East Cemetery
- Christie West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Christie West Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie West Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Irons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Irons Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irons Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Hoadley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hoadley Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoadley 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 McClain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McClain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Avon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <6>
- Cartersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clermont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Mooresville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Camby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hazelwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Young
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- West Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Speedway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Monrovia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lizton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snacks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- New Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Reno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Stilesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Hart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Brookmoor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Traders Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
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 McClain Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hendricks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McClain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsburg
- Clayton
- Danville
- Pittsboro
- Plainfield
- Speedway
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 websites either 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 McClain Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Hendricks 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 McClain Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2094105 (McClain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2094105 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: Hendricks
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Plainfield
- Location given for McClain Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7466667 Lon: -86.4366667
- 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 Hendricks, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McClain 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. |