A visit to the Owen 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 Owen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Owen Cemetery:
39.7625, -85.8628
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Owen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Owen Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies just to the east northeast of the Owen Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Owen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Owen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dye Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dye Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
- Schramm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Schramm Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schramm Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Langenberger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Langenberger Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langenberger Cemetery
- New Palestine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Sugar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Willet Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Burris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Burris Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burris Cemetery
- Scotten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Scotten Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotten Cemetery
- Fish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fish Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Schildmeier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Schildmeier Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schildmeier Cemetery
- Cummingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cummingham Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingham Cemetery
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Snider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- St. John's Evangeline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- German Church Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huntington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Huntington Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Cemetery
- Kitley - King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kitley - King Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitley - King Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kitley - King Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Indianapolis.
- The Kitley - King Cemetery has also been known as:
- King Cemetery
- Kitley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85618 <5>
- Luebking Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Luebking Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebking Cemetery
- Muesing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Muesing Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muesing Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeman Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Indianapolis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85065 <5>
- Old Sugar Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Owen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Owen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Philadelphia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Gem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- New Palestine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mohawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Fountaintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Charlesmac Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Maxwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Denny Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Acton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Brookfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Lawrence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Clover Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- McCordsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Morristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Warren Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Woodbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Fortville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beech Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bridgewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Willow Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Colonial Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Luxhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
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 Owen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Owen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fairland
- Fortville
- Greenfield
- Morristown
- New Palestine
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 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 Owen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Owen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #440790 (Owen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #440790 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenfield
- Location given for Owen Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7625429 Lon: -85.8627576
- 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 Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Owen 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. |