A visit to the Pinkston 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 Pinkston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pinkston Cemetery:
38.1409, -86.9806
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pinkston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pinkston Cemetery is located in Spencer County<2>.
The county seat for Spencer County is located in Rockport. Rockport lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Pinkston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pinkston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Pinkston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pinkston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Gentryville.
- The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial has also been known as:
- Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640694 <5>
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- Buffaloville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Buffaloville Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffaloville Cemetery
- Chinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chinn Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinn Cemetery
- Wetherill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wetherill Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Stark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stark Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Cemetery
- Tableman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tableman Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tableman Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Avery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Avery Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Cemetery
- Hesson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hesson Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesson Cemetery
- Bender Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bender Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Augustana Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Augustana Cemetery is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustana Cemetery
- Twin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Twin Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright 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 Pinkston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pinkston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lincoln City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rockport Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Gentryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Claus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mariah Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kercheval
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Clay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Pigeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Lamar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heilman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tennyson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fulda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ferdinand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eames
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Chrisney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Meinrad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Evanston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Zoar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Folsomville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Huntingburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- De Gonia Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Stendal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
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 Pinkston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Spencer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pinkston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chrisney
- Dale
- Dale lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pinkston Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Ferdinand
- Huntingburg
- Santa Claus
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 Pinkston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Spencer 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 Pinkston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #441175 (Pinkston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #441175 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: Spencer
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dale
- Location given for Pinkston Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.140886 Lon: -86.9805518
- 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 Spencer, 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 from Point A (ie- Pinkston 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. |