A visit to the Moffitt 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 Moffitt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Moffitt Cemetery:
39.1159, -86.1303
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Moffitt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Moffitt Cemetery is located in Brown County<2>.
The county seat for Brown County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies just to the northwest of the Moffitt Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Moffitt Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Moffitt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Moffitt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spiker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Spiker Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiker Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Beck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Cain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pittman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Noblet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McKinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Ohio Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haislup Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Haislup Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haislup Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
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- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Nashville.
- The Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crouch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84774 <5>
- David Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The David Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Roth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roth Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roth Cemetery
- Lutes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lutes Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes Cemetery
- The Lutes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lutes - Ermy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85756 <5>
- Sweeney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sweeney Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Cemetery
- The Sweeney Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cox Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2325873 <5>
- Dobbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Moffitt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Moffitt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pikes Peak
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Becks Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Mount Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Story
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Gnaw Bone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Ogilville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Stony Lonesome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Houston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Spraytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Nashville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Freetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kurtz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bethel Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Garden City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Beanblossom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Norman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cortland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Jonesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Helmsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Spearsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Zelma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- New Elizabethtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Peoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Taylorsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Moffitt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brown County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Moffitt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Jonesville
- Nashville
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 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 Moffitt Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Brown 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 Moffitt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #451231 (Moffitt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #451231 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: Brown
- Est. Elev: 243 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Story
- Location given for Moffitt Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1158839 Lon: -86.1302669
- 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 Brown, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moffitt 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. |