A visit to the Newsom Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Newsom Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Newsom Cemetery (FG ID #2218262).
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 Newsom Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Newsom Cemetery:
39.1454, -85.8338
The Newsom Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County<2>.
The county seat for Bartholomew County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies just to the northwest of the Newsom Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Newsom Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Newsom Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Newsom Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harmony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek Cemetery
- Donaldson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Daugherty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Garland Brook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parkison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Parkison Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkison Cemetery
- Little Sand Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Newbern Christian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sharon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lambert Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Wynn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Wynn Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynn Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- New Hope Christian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lawton Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Cemetery
- Sweeney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glasson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Glasson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasson Cemetery
- Hulse Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hulse Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulse Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Cave Springs Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant 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 Newsom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Newsom Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elizabethtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jewell Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Bethel Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Grammer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Petersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scipio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newbern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Corn Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clifford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- North Ogilville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Queensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sardinia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fleming
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hayden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rugby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Lonesome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cortland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Seymour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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 Newsom Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bartholomew County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Newsom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Hope
- Hope lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Newsom Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hope.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Jonesville
- Seymour
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Newsom Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Bartholomew 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 Newsom Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2218262
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Bartholomew, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newsom 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |