A visit to the Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Philadelphia Cemetery:
39.8239, -87.0522
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Parke County<2>.
The county seat for Parke County is located in Rockville. Rockville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Philadelphia Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Philadelphia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Philadelphia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spencer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Raccoon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Raccoon Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Jarvis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
- Seybold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Seybold Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seybold Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Clodfelter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Clodfelter Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clodfelter Cemetery
- Bruin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bruin Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lough Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lough Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
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- Burton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Forgey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Forgey Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forgey Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Vandever - Brisco Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Vandever - Brisco Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Vandever - Brisco Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandever - Brisco Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240763 <5>
- Sutherlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sutherlin Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union 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 Philadelphia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Philadelphia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Portland Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Waveland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Guion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Russellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Judson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Bellmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Byron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Nyesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Blakesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Ferndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Billie Creek Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grange Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Annapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Bloomingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alamo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- New Market
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Wallace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- North Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Bridgeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Roachdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ladoga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yountsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
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 Philadelphia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Parke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Philadelphia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bainbridge
- Bloomingdale
- Bridgeton
- Ladoga
- Marshall
- Rockville
- Russellville
- Waveland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Philadelphia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Parke 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 Philadelphia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #441078 (Philadelphia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #441078 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: Parke
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bellmore
- Location given for Philadelphia Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8239324 Lon: -87.0522333
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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 Parke, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Philadelphia 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. |