A visit to the Mesker Park 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 Mesker Park Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mesker Park Cemetery:
37.9998, -87.6106
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mesker Park Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mesker Park Cemetery is located in Posey County<2>.
The county seat for Posey County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Mesker Park Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mesker Park Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mesker Park Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mesker Park Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Putman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Putman Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putman Cemetery
- Locust Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Huber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Huber Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Higinbottom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Higinbottom Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higinbottom Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Richter Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oates Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oates Memorial Park is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates Memorial Park
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- McCutchanville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McCutchanville Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McCutchanville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in McCutchanville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1913284 <5>
- James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Park Lawn Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lawn Cemetery
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Park Lawn Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Park Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Evansville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86328 <5>
- St. Wendel Catholic Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Wendel Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Wendel Catholic Church Cemetery
- The St. Wendel Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Wendel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201649 <5>
- Kunze Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Kunze Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunze Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mesker Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mesker Park Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kasson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- White City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Evansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Cypress
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Melody Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Vaughan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Smythe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- McCutchanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Darmstadt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Armstrong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Inglefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Saint Wendel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Stevenson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Daylight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Blairsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Caborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Stacer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newburgh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Baugh City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Hepburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Baskett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Warrenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Wadesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Bufkin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
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 Mesker Park Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Posey County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mesker Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Evansville
- Henderson
- Newburgh
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 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 Mesker Park Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Posey 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 Mesker Park Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #439038 (Mesker Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #439038 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: Posey
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Evansville South
- Location given for Mesker Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9997643 Lon: -87.610573
- 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 Posey, 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- Mesker Park 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. |
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