A visit to the Pelser 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 Pelser Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pelser Cemetery:
38.8901, -85.0888
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pelser Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pelser Cemetery is located in Switzerland County<2>.
The county seat for Switzerland County is located in Vevay. Vevay lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Pelser Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pelser Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Pelser Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pelser Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Marker - Althoff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Marker - Althoff Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marker - Althoff Cemetery
- The Marker - Althoff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Althoff Cemetery
- Moerkers Cemetery
- Obertate Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86757 <5>
- Rand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rand Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Allensville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Allensville Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville Cemetery
- St. Peters Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Peters Church Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Church Cemetery
- The St. Peters Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2486215 <5>
- Pate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Slawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Slawson Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slawson Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Stow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stow Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow Cemetery
- Bovard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bovard Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard Cemetery
- Downey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Downey Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey Cemetery
- Akers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Akers Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Connell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Connell Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connell Cemetery
- Nickolson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Nickolson Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickolson Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Conaway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Conaway Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conaway Cemetery
- Spangler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler 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 Pelser Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pelser Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bear Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bear Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Bennington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bennington is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Allensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Allensville is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Avonburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Avonburg is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonburg
- Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- East Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Enterprise is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Enterprise
- Mount Sterling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Sterling is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moorefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moorefield is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Cross Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Vevay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ghent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Canaan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Manville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Warsaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Searcy Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Searcy Crossroads is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Crossroads
- Brooksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Rabbit Hash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rabbit Hash is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hash
- Former name for Rabbit Hash:
- Carlton
- Rising Sun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lamb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lamb is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Easterday
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Easterday is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterday
- Patriot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Pelser Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Switzerland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pelser Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dillsboro
- Ghent
- Rising Sun
- Vevay
- Warsaw
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Pelser Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Switzerland 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 Pelser Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #440984 (Pelser Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #440984 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: Switzerland
- Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bear Branch
- Location given for Pelser Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8900593 Lon: -85.0888419
- 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 Switzerland, 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- Pelser 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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