A visit to the Overman 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 Overman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Overman Cemetery:
39.8117, -87.1922
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Overman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Overman Cemetery is located in Parke County<2>.
The county seat for Parke County is located in Rockville. Rockville lies just to the south southwest of the Overman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Overman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Overman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Overman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Elder Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Rawlings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rawlings Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlings Cemetery
- Coffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Coffin Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffin Cemetery
- Bloomingdale Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bloomingdale Friends Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale Friends Cemetery
- The Bloomingdale Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bloomingdale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84366 <5>
- Memory Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Poplar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Poplar Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Cemetery
- Hethcoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hethcoe Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hethcoe Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Coloma Friends Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Coloma Friends Church Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma Friends Church Cemetery
- The Coloma Friends Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coloma Friends Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188646 <5>
- Raccoon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Raccoon Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Cemetery
- Seybold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Seybold Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seybold Cemetery
- Bruin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bruin Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin Cemetery
- Lough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lough Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lough Cemetery
- Cashatt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cashatt Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashatt Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- DeBaun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The DeBaun Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeBaun Cemetery
- Warner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Warner Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Overman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Overman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nyesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Marshall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Rockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Billie Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Judson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Bloomingdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Guion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Annapolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Bellmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Byron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- West Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Waveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grange Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Armiesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Mecca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Ferndale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Portland Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Montezuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Bridgeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kingman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Summit Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Harveysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Wallace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Overman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Parke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Overman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomingdale
- Bridgeton
- Marshall
- Montezuma
- Newport
- Rockville
- Russellville
- Waveland
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 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 Overman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Parke 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 Overman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #440781 (Overman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #440781 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: Parke
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockville
- Location given for Overman Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8117079 Lon: -87.1922351
- 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 Parke, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Overman 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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