A visit to the Mount Hebron 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 Mt. Hebron Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery:
39.3917, -85.5497
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Greensburg. Greensburg lies just to the southeast of the Mt. Hebron 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]<3> of the Mt. Hebron Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Hebron Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Forsythe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Forsythe Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsythe Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Mowery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mowery Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowery Cemetery
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McLaughlin Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin Cemetery
- Swails Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Swails Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swails Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Copeland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pumphrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pumphrey Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey Cemetery
- South Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The South Park Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park Cemetery
- The South Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Decatur County Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86955 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Butcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Mt. Morrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vanpelt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Vanpelt Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanpelt Cemetery
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek Cemetery
- Layton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Layton Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Cemetery
- Overleese Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Overleese Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overleese Cemetery
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 Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Hebron Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Adams
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Saint Omer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Milford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greensburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Germantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Williamstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Burney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Waldron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Harris City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Knarr Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knarr Corner
- Milroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gowdy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Blue Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Geneva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Rugby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Letts Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Letts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Prescott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Hartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Saint Maurice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Maurice is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
- Clarksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Wilson Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Norristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
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 Mt. Hebron Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greensburg
- Milroy
- Saint Paul
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Mt. Hebron Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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 Mt. Hebron Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #439573 (Mount Hebron Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #439573 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 267 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Adams
- Location given for Mount Hebron Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3917162 Lon: -85.5496948
- 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 Decatur, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Hebron 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. |