A visit to the Mewhinney 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 Mewhinney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mewhinney Cemetery:
39.4267, -87.2481
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mewhinney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mewhinney Cemetery is located in Vigo County<2>.
The county seat for Vigo County is located in Terre Haute. Terre Haute lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Mewhinney Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mewhinney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mewhinney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Rhule Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rhule Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhule Cemetery
- Hyde Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Swalls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Swalls Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls Cemetery
- Mewhinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mewhinney Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mewhinney Cemetery
- Hobmeyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hobmeyer Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobmeyer Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Stagg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stagg Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagg Cemetery
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chamberlain Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The German Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Moses Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Moses Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Coltrin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Coltrin Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltrin Cemetery
- Highland Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Miner Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner Cemetery
- Zion Gummere Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Billtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Billtown Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown Cemetery
- Harpold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Harpold Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpold Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mewhinney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mewhinney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grange Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Riley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Cory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Swalls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Seelyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Glen Ayre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Art
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Staunton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Cloverland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Turner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Billtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Saline City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Prairie City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Youngstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Burnett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Billville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Bee Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Eel River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Center Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brazil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Terre Haute
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Terre Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Terre Haute
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Taylorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Taylorville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Pimento
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Sandcut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Knightsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Fontanet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Spelterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
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 Mewhinney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vigo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mewhinney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Mewhinney Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Vigo 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 Mewhinney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #439057 (Mewhinney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #439057 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: Vigo
- Est. Elev: 180 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Staunton
- Location given for Mewhinney Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4267058 Lon: -87.2480725
- 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 Vigo, 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- Mewhinney 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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