A visit to the Meyer 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 Meyer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Meyer Cemetery:
38.5867, -87.4150
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Meyer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Meyer Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Vincennes. Vincennes lies just to the northwest of the Meyer Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Meyer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Meyer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Slow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Slow Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slow Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Hartley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- West Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The West Salem Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Fritchton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fritchton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Beedell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Beedell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedell Cemetery
- Frederick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Frederick Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Cemetery
- Catt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Catt Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catt Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Stewart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Freeland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Freeland Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Fowler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- Weist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Weist Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weist Cemetery
- Wheatland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wheatland Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wheatland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Wheatland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #450941 <5>
- Root Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Root Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Root Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Meyer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Meyer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Verne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Verne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Willis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Monroe City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Giro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Giro is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
- Fritchton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fritchton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
- Decker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Wheatland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Vincennes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hazleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Sandy Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Bruceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beal is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Oatsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Ragsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ragsdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Saint Francisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glezen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Billett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Billett is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
- Algiers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bicknell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patoka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Dongola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Highbank Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Graham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
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 Meyer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Meyer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bicknell
- Monroe City
- Petersburg
- Saint Francisville
- Vincennes
- Washington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Meyer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Meyer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #439062 (Meyer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #439062 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Iona
- Location given for Meyer Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5867143 Lon: -87.4150183
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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 Knox, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meyer 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. |