A visit to the Perry 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 Perry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Perry Cemetery:
38.9939, -86.5883
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Perry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Perry Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Bloomington. Bloomington lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Perry Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Perry Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Perry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Perry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Clover Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Clover Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Lowder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lowder Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowder Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Brinegar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brinegar Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinegar Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Byers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Byers Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Hanson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hanson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Carmichael Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carmichael Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Deckard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Deckard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Dishman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dishman Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Knights of Pythias Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights of Pythias Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knights of Pythias Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Smithville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1777949 <5>
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Salem 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 Perry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Perry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harrodsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Popcorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Kirksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Springville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Guthrie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Avoca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Smithville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oolitic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stanford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Owensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Clear Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Silverville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Bedford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Solsberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Hendricksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Highland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Heltonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bloomington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Williams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Hartleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Erie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Koleen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Mount Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Crawford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
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 Perry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Perry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bedford
- Bloomington
- Harrodsburg
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 Perry Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Perry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #452522 (Perry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #452522 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oolitic
- Location given for Perry Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9939372 Lon: -86.5883307
- 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 Monroe, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Perry 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. |