A visit to the Mossburg 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 Mossburg Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mossburg Cemetery:
40.7223, -85.3275
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mossburg Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mossburg Cemetery is located in Wells County<2>.
The county seat for Wells County is located in Bluffton. Bluffton lies just to the east of the Mossburg Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mossburg Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Mossburg Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mossburg Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Yankeetown Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown Cemetery
- Spider Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Spider Hill Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spider Hill Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Men Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Red Men Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Men Cemetery
- The Red Men Cemetery has also been known as:
- Redmen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86517 <5>
- McFarren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McFarren Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarren Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Batson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rees Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rees Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Snow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Horeb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Horeb Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horeb Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Star of Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Star of Hope Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of Hope Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Fair View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Fair View Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- Old Bluffton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Old Bluffton Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bluffton Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray 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 Mossburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mossburg Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Liberty Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Plum Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Travisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Markle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Majenica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Bluffton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Uniondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Reiffsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Van Buren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Farrville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Montpelier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Petroleum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Bowerstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Craigville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Mount Etna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Nottingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Vera Cruz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Tocsin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Ossian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zanesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
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 Mossburg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wells County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mossburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluffton
- Craigville
- Montpelier
- Van Buren
- Warren
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Mossburg Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Wells 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 Mossburg Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #439502 (Mossburg Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #439502 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: Wells
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Liberty Center
- Location given for Mossburg Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7222683 Lon: -85.327472
- 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 Wells, 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- Mossburg 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. |