A visit to the Polk 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 Polk Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Polk Cemetery:
38.0978, -87.1814
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Polk Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Polk Cemetery is located in Warrick County<2>.
The county seat for Warrick County is located in Boonville. Boonville lies just to the southwest of the Polk Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Polk Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Polk Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Polk Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mill Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Roth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Roth Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roth Cemetery
- Leslie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Leslie Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Cemetery
- Polk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Barrenfork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Barrenfork Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrenfork Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Plainview Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nonweiler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2296322 <5>
- Beasley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Twin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Twin Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Ashby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ashby Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby Cemetery
- Clutter Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Small Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Small Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thornburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Thornburg Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg Cemetery
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brown Chapel Cemetery is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Polk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Polk Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Folsomville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- De Gonia Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Eames
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Boonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Pigeon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Heilman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Graham Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Gentryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kercheval
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Richland City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Chrisney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Lincoln City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lynnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Spurgeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stendal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Dayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Clay City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baugh City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Hatfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Rock Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Zoar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
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 Polk Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Warrick County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Polk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boonville
- Chrisney
- Dale
- Dale lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Polk Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Lynnville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Polk Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Warrick 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 Polk Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #441406 (Polk Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #441406 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: Warrick
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: De Gonia Springs
- Location given for Polk Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0978266 Lon: -87.1813917
- 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 Warrick, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Polk 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. |