A visit to the Pumphrey 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 Pumphrey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pumphrey Cemetery:
39.3406, -85.6372
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pumphrey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pumphrey Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Greensburg. Greensburg lies just to the east of the Pumphrey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pumphrey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Pumphrey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pumphrey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nauvoo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Nauvoo Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Swinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Swinney Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinney Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Mowery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mowery Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowery Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Means Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Means Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means Cemetery
- Galbraith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Galbraith Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Vanpelt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Vanpelt Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanpelt Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Forsythe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Forsythe Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsythe Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Hartsville College Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Columbia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia 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 Pumphrey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pumphrey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burney
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Milford
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rugby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Adams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Hartsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Germantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Saint Omer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Saint Paul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Norristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <6>
- Waldron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Harris City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Letts Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Letts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Greensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newbern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Wilson Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Prescott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Moscow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Flat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Westport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Knarr Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knarr Corner
- Williamstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Petersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Alert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Sardinia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Gowdy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Blue Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
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 Pumphrey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pumphrey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Flat Rock
- Greensburg
- Hope
- Hope lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Pumphrey Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hope.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Saint Paul
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pumphrey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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 Pumphrey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #441642 (Pumphrey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #441642 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hartsville
- Location given for Pumphrey Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3406058 Lon: -85.6371987
- 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 Decatur, 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- Pumphrey 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. |