A visit to the Old Slinkard 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 Old Slinkard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Slinkard Cemetery:
38.9084, -87.0181
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Slinkard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Slinkard Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Bloomfield. Bloomfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Old Slinkard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Slinkard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Old Slinkard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Slinkard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Gilbreath Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gilbreath Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbreath Cemetery
- Bogard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bogard Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogard Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Ketchem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ketchem Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchem Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Nebo Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Simpson Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Marco Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Marco Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Ledgerwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ledgerwood Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgerwood Cemetery
- Evans Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Evans Memorial Park is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Memorial Park
- Dowden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dowden Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowden Cemetery
- Castle Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Castle Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill Cemetery
- Sandborn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- Smith - Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith - Bethel Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith - Bethel Cemetery
- The Smith - Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86940 <5>
- Hasler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hasler Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Slinkard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Slinkard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Newberry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Newberry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Elnora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Odon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plummer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plummer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Crane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Lyons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Switz City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elliston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Sandborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Burns City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Mineral City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Island City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Plainville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Westphalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Koleen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Linton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- White Rose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Rose is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose
- Edwardsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Capehart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Capehart is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
- Worthington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hoosier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
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 Slinkard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Slinkard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elnora
- Linton
- Lyons
- Lyons lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old Slinkard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyons.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Odon
- Odon lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old Slinkard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odon
- Sandborn
- Scotland
- Worthington
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 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 Old Slinkard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Slinkard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #440597 (Old Slinkard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #440597 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lyons
- Location given for Old Slinkard Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9083802 Lon: -87.0180636
- 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 Greene, 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- Old Slinkard 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. |