A visit to the Nelson 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 Nelson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nelson Cemetery:
40.1509, -85.6272
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nelson Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Anderson. Anderson lies just to the southwest of the Nelson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Nelson Cemetery.
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 Nelson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bronnenberg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bronnenberg Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronnenberg Cemetery
- Moonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Moonville Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Funk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Funk Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk Cemetery
- West Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Heagy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Heagy Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heagy Cemetery
- Holson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Holson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holson Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Donahue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Donahue Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahue Cemetery
- Harmeson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmeson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmeson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmeson Cemetery is located in Anderson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2368967 <5>
- Vandeventer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Vandeventer Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandeventer Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Saunders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Saunders Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Pleasant Walk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Clem Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem Cemetery
- Hawk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hawk Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Parkview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Parkview Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkview Cemetery
- Booco Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Booco Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booco Cemetery
- Keesling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Keesling Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keesling Cemetery
- The Keesling Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ellison Cemetery
- New Keesling Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85582 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Nelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Anderson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Glyn Ellen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Country Club Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Chesterfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prosperity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Woodlawn Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Anderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Daleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Florida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Western Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- River Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Edgewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Edgewood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gimco City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Yorktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Progress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Orestes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Frankton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Andersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
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 Nelson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Anderson
- Daleville
- Frankton
- Pendleton
- Summitville
- Yorktown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Nelson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Nelson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #439994 (Nelson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #439994 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 271 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Anderson North
- Location given for Nelson Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1508755 Lon: -85.6271975
- 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 Madison, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nelson 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. |