A visit to the Merritt 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 Merritt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Merritt Cemetery:
39.7545, -86.4039
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Merritt Cemetery is located in Hendricks County<2>.
The county seat for Hendricks County is located in Danville. Danville lies just to the west of the Merritt Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Merritt Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Merritt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Merritt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Barlow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Barlow Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Hoadley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hoadley Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoadley Cemetery
- White Lick Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Abner Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Abner Creek Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner Creek Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Shiloh Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Indiana Boy's School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Ridge Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The West Ridge Park Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Ridge Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Indianapolis.
- The West Ridge Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Floral Park West Cemetery
- Wood Haven Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #448679 <5>
- Salem Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Baptist Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Baptist Cemetery
- Turpin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Turpin Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Irons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Irons Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irons Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Center Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Lingeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lingeman Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingeman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Merritt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Merritt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Avon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- 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>
- Plainfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cartersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clermont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Camby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Speedway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mooresville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Young
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Snacks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Hadley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Hazelwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Wolfington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Traders Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Lizton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monrovia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- 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
- Indianapolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wynnedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
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 Merritt 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 Merritt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsburg
- Clayton
- Danville
- Indianapolis
- 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 Merritt 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 Merritt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #439033 (Merritt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #439033 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: Brownsburg
- Location given for Merritt Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7544894 Lon: -86.4038835
- 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 '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- Merritt 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. |