A visit to the Purviance 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 Purviance Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Purviance Cemetery:
40.7217, -85.5072
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Purviance Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Purviance Cemetery is located in Huntington County<2>.
The county seat for Huntington County is located in Huntington. Huntington lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Purviance Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Purviance Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Purviance Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Rees Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rees Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees Cemetery
- German Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monument City Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gardens of Memory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gardens of Memory is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardens of Memory
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Cory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cory Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory Cemetery
- Red Men Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Red Men Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Men Cemetery
- The Red Men Cemetery has also been known as:
- Redmen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86517 <5>
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Yankeetown Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown Cemetery
- Loon Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Loon Creek Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Masonic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Center Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Landess Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Landess Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landess Cemetery
- Doyle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Star of Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Star of Hope Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of Hope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Purviance Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Purviance Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Mount Etna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Majenica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Banquo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Plum Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Van Buren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Harlansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Farrville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Lincolnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Andrews
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Huntington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- La Fontaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Friendly Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Markle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Liberty Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Bowerstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Jalapa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lagro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Keystone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Travisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Uniondale
(15 miles [24.1 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 Purviance Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Huntington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Purviance Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andrews
- Huntington
- La Fontaine
- Lagro
- Marion
- Van Buren
- Warren
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 websites either 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 Purviance Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Huntington 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 Purviance Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #441670 (Purviance Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #441670 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: Huntington
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Etna
- Location given for Purviance Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7217113 Lon: -85.5071966
- 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 Huntington, 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- Purviance 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. |