A visit to the Old Brethren 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 Old Brethren Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old Brethren Cemetery (FG ID #2194239).
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 Old Brethren Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Brethren Cemetery:
40.5704, -84.9064
The Old Brethren Cemetery is located in Jay County<2>.
The county seat for Jay County is located in Portland. Portland lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Old Brethren Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Brethren Cemetery.
Name Variations for Old Brethren Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Old Brethren Cemetery.
Old Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bear Creek Cemetery
- Bearcreek Cemetery
- Boehm Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Frank Boehm Farm Cemetery
- Macklin Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Old Brethren Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Brethren Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Daugherty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
- Pound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pound Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound Cemetery
- Borris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Borris Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borris Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- Bunker Hill Amish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lufborrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Studebaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Pingrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pingrey Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pingrey Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Hartford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Zion State Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skeels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Skeels Cemetery is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Brethren Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Brethren Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bryant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jay City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Geneva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Antiville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Skeels Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wabash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Scudder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Linn Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Portland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Macedon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coppess Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Recovery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vera Cruz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Nottingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fiat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pennville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salamonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Willshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
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 Old Brethren Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Brethren Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berne
- Berne lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old Brethren Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Fort Recovery
- Portland
- Willshire
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 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 Old Brethren Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jay 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 Old Brethren Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2194239
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 Jay, 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 from Point A (ie- Old Brethren 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. |