A visit to the Poff 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 Poff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Poff Cemetery:
40.4470, -86.0514
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Poff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Poff Cemetery is located in Howard County<2>.
The county seat for Howard County is located in Kokomo. Kokomo lies just to the west northwest of the Poff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Poff Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Poff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Poff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Albright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Albright Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Crown Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greentown Cemetery
- Walberg Cemetery
- Wooters Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85209 <5>
- Sunset Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sunset Memory Gardens is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memory Gardens
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Jerome Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Jerome Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Cemetery
- Mast - Hensler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brookside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Union Civil Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Union Civil Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Civil Cemetery
- Hochstedler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hochstedler Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochstedler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Poff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Poff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hemlock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Oakford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Vermont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Indian Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Nevada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Guy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Sharpsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kokomo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Jerome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Windfall City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Windfall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plevna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Cassville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- West Middleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Groomsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Sims
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Miami
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tipton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Galveston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Russiaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Goldsmith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Hobbs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Swayzee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Converse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amboy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Judson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
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 Poff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Howard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Poff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amboy
- Converse
- Galveston
- Greentown
- Kokomo
- Russiaville
- Swayzee
- Tipton
- Windfall
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 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 Poff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Howard 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 Poff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #441385 (Poff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #441385 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: Howard
- Est. Elev: 254 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kokomo East
- Location given for Poff Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4469826 Lon: -86.0513781
- 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 Howard, 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- Poff 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. |