A visit to the Pryor 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 Pryor Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pryor Cemetery:
39.1773, -86.8111
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pryor Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pryor Cemetery is located in Owen County<2>.
The county seat for Owen County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the north northeast of the Pryor Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pryor Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Pryor Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pryor Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oliphant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Oliphant Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphant Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Neeley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Neeley Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- Minks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Minks Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minks Cemetery
- Adel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Adel Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Freedom.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84144 <5>
- Burkett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Burkett Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Arthur Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Arthur Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Light Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Light Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Cemetery
- McIndoo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McIndoo Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIndoo Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Newark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Newark Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Cemetery
- McKee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Defore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Defore Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defore Cemetery
- Philpot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Philpot Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philpot Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pryor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pryor Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Newark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Freedom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Calvertville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Hendricksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Tulip
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Solsberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Worthington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stanford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Ellettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Highland Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Stinesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Patricksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Coal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Elliston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Mineral City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Kirksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Denmark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Atkinsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Koleen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Gosport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Bloomington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Pryor Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Owen County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pryor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomington
- Coal City
- Ellettsville
- Gosport
- Patricksburg
- Spencer
- Stinesville
- Worthington
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 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 Pryor Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Owen 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 Pryor Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #441629 (Pryor Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #441629 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: Owen
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Freedom
- Location given for Pryor Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1772672 Lon: -86.8111169
- 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 Owen, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pryor 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. |