A visit to the Prescott Grove Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Prescott Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Prescott Grove Cemetery (FG ID #86471).
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 Prescott Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prescott Grove Cemetery:
40.1501, -87.3890
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Prescott Grove Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
The Prescott Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Covington.
The cemetery is located in Fountain County<2>.
Adjacent to the Prescott Grove Cemetery and just to the south is the Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
The county seat for Fountain County is located in Covington. Covington lies just to the south southwest of the Prescott Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prescott Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Prescott Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prescott Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Upper Mound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Upper Mound Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Mound Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Bend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bend Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend Cemetery
- Baltimore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rodgers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Roger Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roger Cemetery
- Lower Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lower Mound Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Mound Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gopher Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gopher Hill Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gopher Hill Cemetery
- Progressive Friends Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mosonic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mosonic Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosonic Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Shankland Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ater Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ater Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chenoweth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Chenoweth Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth Cemetery
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
- West Lebanon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prescott Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prescott Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Covington
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Layton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tree Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rileysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gessie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perrysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Veedersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stone Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- State Line City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- State Line City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- State Line
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Illiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hedrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harveysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mellott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Attica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Prescott Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fountain County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prescott Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Attica
- Covington
- Danville
- Mellott
- Perrysville
- Tilton
- Tilton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Prescott Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tilton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Veedersburg
- West Lebanon
- Williamsport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Prescott Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Fountain 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 Prescott Grove Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #86471
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #441577 (Prescott Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #441577 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: Fountain
- Est. Elev: 184 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Covington
- Location given for Prescott Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.14976 Lon: -87.3883466
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Fountain, 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- Prescott Grove 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |