A visit to the Old Zenas 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 Zenas Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Zenas Cemetery:
39.1206, -85.4855
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Zenas Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Zenas Cemetery is located in Jennings County<2>.
The county seat for Jennings County is located in Vernon. Vernon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Old Zenas Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Zenas Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Old Zenas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Zenas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cornell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cornell Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell Cemetery
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Cemetery
- St. Bridget Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Bridget Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridget Cemetery
- Rodney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rodney Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rodney Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Westport.
- The Rodney Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship Church Cemetery
- Rodney Friendship Separate Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86613 <5>
- Horseshoe Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Day Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Butlerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Butlerville Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville Cemetery
- State School Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The State School Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State School Cemetery
- Little Arlington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hopewell Cemetery
- Mapleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mapleton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mapleton Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Westport.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85797 <5>
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- Eddleman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Eddleman Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddleman Cemetery
- Burks Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Burks Chapel Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burks Chapel Cemetery
- Westport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Westport Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- O'Brien Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The O'Brien Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien Cemetery
- Otter Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Finley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Fish Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Fish Creek Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek Cemetery
- Summerfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Summerfield Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield 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 Zenas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Zenas Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zenas
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Butlerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millhousen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Harper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Oakdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Otter Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Letts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Sardinia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Letts Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Osgood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Napoleon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Harris City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Queensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- North Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grayford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- San Jacinto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Scipio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Versailles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grammer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Knarr Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knarr Corner
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 Zenas Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jennings County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Zenas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- North Vernon
- Osgood
- Vernon
- Versailles
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 Old Zenas Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jennings 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 Zenas Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #440624 (Old Zenas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #440624 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: Jennings
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holton
- Location given for Old Zenas Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1206084 Lon: -85.4855222
- 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 Jennings, 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- Old Zenas 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. |
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