A visit to the Poplar 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 Poplar Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Poplar Cemetery:
39.1109, -87.4945
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Poplar Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Poplar Cemetery is located in Sullivan County<2>.
The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Sullivan. Sullivan lies just to the east southeast of the Poplar Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Poplar Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Poplar Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Poplar Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Free Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Free Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Cemetery
- Timmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Timmons Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timmons Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Alkire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Alkire Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkire Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of New Lebanon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86073 <5>
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Merom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Merom Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merom Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Merom Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Merom.
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Massey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Coffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Walls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Walls Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
- Chowning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chowning Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chowning Cemetery
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old French Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old French Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old French Cemetery
- Parson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Parson Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The South Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Little Flock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Flock Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock Cemetery
- Douglas Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Poplar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Poplar Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Graysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- New Lebanon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sullivan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Merom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scott City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Fairbanks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Shelburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Hutsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Palestine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Scotchtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- West York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Hymera
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Farmersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Vigo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Gordon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Dugger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gambill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Gilmour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
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 Poplar Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sullivan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Poplar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carlisle
- Dugger
- Farmersburg
- Hutsonville
- Palestine
- Shelburn
- Sullivan
- West Union
- West York
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 Poplar Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Sullivan 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 Poplar Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #441440 (Poplar Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #441440 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: Sullivan
- Est. Elev: 155 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sullivan
- Location given for Poplar Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1108747 Lon: -87.4944662
- 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 Sullivan, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poplar 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. |