A visit to the Park Lawn 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 Park Lawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Park Lawn Cemetery:
40.6142, -85.9383
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Park Lawn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Park Lawn Cemetery is located in Miami County<2>.
The county seat for Miami County is located in Peru. Peru lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Park Lawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Park Lawn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Park Lawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Park Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The North Grove Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove Cemetery
- Bond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- Ramer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramer Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramer Cemetery
- Herchberger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Herchberger Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herchberger Cemetery
- Barnhart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnhart Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Cemetery
- Gerber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gerber Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerber Cemetery
- Pipe Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pipe Creek Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek Cemetery
- Fegley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fegley Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fegley Cemetery
- Hershberger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hershberger Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershberger Cemetery
- Kendall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Kendall Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Cemetery
- Shrock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keyes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Keyes Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyes Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Climer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Climer Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climer Cemetery
- Hochstedler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hochstedler Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochstedler Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Mast - Hensler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Slocum Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Crider Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Crider Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider Cemetery
- Rankin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rankin Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin Cemetery
- Thraikill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Thraikill Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thraikill Cemetery
- North Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The North Union Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union 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 Park Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Park Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Amboy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Santa Fe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Converse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plevna
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Mier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Somerset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Loree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Sims
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Miami
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vermont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Greentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Swayzee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cassville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Herbst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Jalapa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Treaty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Richvalley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Guy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- La Fontaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Oakdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Peru
(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 Park Lawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Miami County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Park Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amboy
- Amboy lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Park Lawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amboy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Bunker Hill
- Converse
- Greentown
- La Fontaine
- Peru
- Peru lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Park Lawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Richvalley
- Swayzee
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 Park Lawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Miami 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 Park Lawn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #440876 (Park Lawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #440876 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: Miami
- Est. Elev: 249 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Amboy
- Location given for Park Lawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6142071 Lon: -85.9383206
- 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 Miami, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Park Lawn 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. |