A visit to the Paynter 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 Paynter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Paynter Cemetery:
38.5801, -86.0519
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Paynter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Paynter Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the northwest of the Paynter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Paynter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Paynter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Paynter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Poor Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Cemetery
- Stalker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stalker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalker Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Blue River Hicksite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Old Blue River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue River Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue River Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Hebron Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hebron Cemetery
- Blue River Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Blue River Friends Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River Friends Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue River Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Salem.
- The Blue River Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blue River Orthodox Friends Cemetery
- Blue River Quaker Orthodox Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987469 <5>
- McKnight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- Canton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Canton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Coggswell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Coggswell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggswell Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Franklin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970670 <5>
- Winslow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Winslow Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tash Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tash Cemetery
- Becks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Becks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Paynter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Paynter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harristown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- South Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Pekin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Bartle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- Plattsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Kossuth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Borden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smedley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- New Providence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Little York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Fredericksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Campbellsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Livonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Broom Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Claysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Hardinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Starlight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saltillo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Henryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Underwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Bromer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
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 Paynter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Paynter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Campbellsburg
- Fredericksburg
- Palmyra
- Salem
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Paynter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Paynter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1923564 (Paynter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1923564 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salem
- Location given for Paynter Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5800583 Lon: -86.0519205
- 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 Washington, 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 from Point A (ie- Paynter 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. |