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:
39.4878, -87.2956
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 just to the west southwest of the Mewhinney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mewhinney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Mewhinney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mewhinney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Swalls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Swalls Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls Cemetery
- Coltrin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Coltrin Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltrin Cemetery
- Highland Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hyde Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Moses Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Moses Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hobmeyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hobmeyer Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobmeyer Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Haven Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Kennedy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Markles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Markles Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markles Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Mewhinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mewhinney Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mewhinney Cemetery
- Harpold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Harpold Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpold Cemetery
- Richer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Richer Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richer Cemetery
- Denny Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Denny Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Cemetery
- Billtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Billtown Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Glen Ayre
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Swalls
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Seelyville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Grange Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Cloverland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Burnett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- North Terre Haute
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Terre Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Sandcut
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Staunton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Terre Haute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Billtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Fontanet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Spelterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Taylorville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Taylorville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Turner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Bee Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Harrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Barnhart Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- West Terre Haute
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Toad Hop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- Youngstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Art
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- West Atherton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Billville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Brazil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rosedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <6>
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(9 miles [14.5 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 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.
- Brazil
- Rosedale
- Terre Haute
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 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 #439058 (Mewhinney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #439058 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: 174 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Seelyville
- Location given for Mewhinney Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4878157 Lon: -87.2955738
- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |