A visit to the Purcell 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 Purcell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Purcell Cemetery:
39.0281, -87.3778
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Purcell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Purcell Cemetery is located in Sullivan County<2>.
The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Sullivan. Sullivan lies just to the north northwest of the Purcell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Purcell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Purcell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Purcell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCammon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The McCammon Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCammon Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Snyder Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Spencer Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Morgan Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Boone Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Land Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Land Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Walters Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The South Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Pirtle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pirtle Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle Cemetery
- Engle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Engle Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Town Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Dooley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dooley Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooley Cemetery
- Skidmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Skidmore Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore Cemetery
- Booker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Booker Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deckard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Deckard Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard Cemetery
- Houck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Houck Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houck Cemetery
- Brodie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brodie Cemetery is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodie Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Purcell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Purcell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Paxton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Paxton is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Carlisle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sullivan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jericho
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Scotchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotchtown is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- New Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gambill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gambill is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Dugger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Rose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White Rose is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose
- Hoosier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Gilmour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Shelburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Merom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oaktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Freelandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Linton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Hymera
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hymera is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Graysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Scott City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scott City is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Island City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Heathsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heathsville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Busseron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Busseron is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
- Sandborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Jasonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coalmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coalmont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
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 Purcell 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 Purcell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carlisle
- Dugger
- Jasonville
- Linton
- Oaktown
- Palestine
- Sandborn
- Shelburn
- Sullivan
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 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 Purcell 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 Purcell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #441649 (Purcell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #441649 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: 148 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sullivan
- Location given for Purcell Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0280988 Lon: -87.3777961
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Purcell 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. |