A visit to the Merriam 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 Merriam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Merriam Cemetery:
41.2934, -85.4397
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Merriam Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Merriam Cemetery is located in Noble County<2>.
The county seat for Noble County is located in Albion. Albion lies just to the north of the Merriam Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Merriam Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Merriam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Merriam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Round Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jacob Hively Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hively Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hively Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hively Cemetery
- The Hively Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Matthews Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129509 <5>
- Grays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Grays Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Cemetery
- Wolflake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wolflake Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolflake Cemetery
- Thorn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Thorn Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Cemetery
- Blue River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kiester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kiester Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiester Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- The Scott Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keister Cemetery
- Scott / Keister Cemetery
- Scott / Keister / Kilngaman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165582 <5>
- Egolf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Egolf Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egolf Cemetery
- The Egolf Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Thorncreek Bethel Cemetery
- Thorncreek Bethel Church of God Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173928 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Metz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Metz Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz Cemetery
- Stough Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Stough Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stough Cemetery
- Jeffries Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fulk Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulk Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Merriam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Merriam Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Merriam
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Merriam is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Tri-Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Green Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Cresco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Port Mitchell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Wolf Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Ormas
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Etna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Etna is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Collins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Churubusco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ege
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Albion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lorane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lorane is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Columbia City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ari
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Kimmell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wilmot is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Wawaka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Avilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brimfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Cromwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Larwill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Larwill is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Laotto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Merriam Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Noble County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Merriam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Avilla
- Churubusco
- Columbia City
- Cromwell
- Larwill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Merriam Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Noble 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 Merriam Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #450563 (Merriam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #450563 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: Noble
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Merriam
- Location given for Merriam Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2933807 Lon: -85.4397018
- 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 Noble, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Merriam 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. |