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A visit to the McCray Cemetery ...


The location of the McCray Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 McCray Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCray Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCray Cemetery

Lat:   39.8931°   (39° 53' 35")

Lon:   -85.6158°   (-85° 36' 56")

The McCray Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the McCray Cemetery .

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 McCray Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Indiana:
  • Pages specific to Hancock County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the McCray Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McCray Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCray Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Wilkinson
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
      • Wilkinson is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinson <4>
    • Shirley
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Shirley is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
    • Warrington
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
      • Warrington is located in Hancock County
    • Warsaw
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Kosciusko County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
    • Willow Branch
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
      • Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
    • Grant City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
      • Grant City is located in Henry County
    • Markleville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markleville
      • Markleville is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markleville <4>
    • Kennard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
      • Kennard is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Charlottesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlottesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
      • Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
    • Cadiz
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadiz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
      • Cadiz is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Maxwell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
      • Maxwell is located in Hancock County
    • Knightstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Greensboro
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
        • Greensboro is located in Henry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Eden
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
        • Eden is located in Hancock County
      • Carthage
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Spiceland
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiceland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiceland
        • Spiceland is located in Henry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiceland <4>
      • Pendleton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ingalls
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
        • Ingalls is located in Madison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingalls <4>
      • Denny Corner
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
        • Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
      • Greenfield
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dunreith
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunreith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunreith
        • Dunreith is located in Henry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunreith <4>
      • Sulphur Springs
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
        • Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
      • Mohawk
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
        • Mohawk is located in Hancock County
      • Middletown
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
        • Middletown is located in Henry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
      • Colonial Village
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
        • Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
      • Fortville
        (12 miles [19.3 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 McCray Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McCray Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the McCray Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCray Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Reeves Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reeves Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Cemetery
    • Hays Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hays Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays Cemetery
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Baptist - Braddock Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist - Braddock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baptist - Braddock Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist - Braddock Cemetery
    • Sixmile Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sixmile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sixmile Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sixmile Cemetery
    • Collier Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Collier Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collier Cemetery
    • Walker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Cook Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cook Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Pratt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pratt Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratt Cemetery
    • Bunker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bunker Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunker Cemetery
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
    • Barrett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barrett Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrett Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Glencove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • The Glencove Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glencove Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Knightstown.
        • The Glencove Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Glen Cove Cemetery
        • Knightstown Bethel Cemetery
        • Knightstown Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glencove Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141572 <6>
      • Quaker Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
      • Gilmore Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilmore Cemetery
      • Gilboa Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilboa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gilboa Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilboa Cemetery
      • Raysville Christian Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hickside Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hickside Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickside Cemetery
      • Mason Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mason Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Cemetery
      • Hess Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hess Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hess Cemetery
      • Mechanicsburg Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Capp Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Capp Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capp Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 McCray Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #438829  (McCray Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #438829 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Shirley
      • County: Hancock         Elev: 303
      • Location given for GNIS #438829 (McCray Cemetery)

    The official website for Hancock County: www.hancockcoingov.org/

    The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

    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 Hancock, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McCray Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8931, Longitude: -85.6158       In this case, the coordinates for the McCray Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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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