RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Indiana >> Ripley County >> Ransom CemeteryIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Indiana

The Commemorative Quarter for Indiana





A visit to the Ransom Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Ransom Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ransom Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ransom Cemetery

Lat:   39.1509°   (39° 9' 3")

Lon:   -85.1133°   (-85° 6' 47")

The Ransom Cemetery is located in Ripley County<2>.

The county seat for Ripley County is located in Versailles. Versailles lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Ransom Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ransom Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ransom Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Franklin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • Todd Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Todd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Todd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Todd Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
  • Prattsburg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prattsburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prattsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prattsburg Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • New Craven Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Craven Cemetery
    • The New Craven Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Craven Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Milan.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2290290 <5>
  • Craven Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craven Cemetery
    • The Craven Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Craven Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Milan.
    • The Craven Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Charles Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84754 <5>
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
  • Heaton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heaton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Heaton Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
  • Bedunnah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bedunnah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bedunnah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bedunnah Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
  • Churchill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Churchill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Churchill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Churchill Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
  • McKinstry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinstry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinstry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKinstry Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
  • Delaware Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delaware Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delaware Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Delaware Cemetery is located in Ripley County
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • McKinstry Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinstry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinstry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McKinstry Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
    • Whiteford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiteford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whiteford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whiteford Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
    • Manchester Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manchester Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Manchester Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
    • Little Memory Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Memory Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Memory Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Memory Church Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • Adams Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Ripley County
    • Eden Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eden Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
    • Turner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
    • Beatty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beatty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beatty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beatty Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
    • Lowes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lowes Cemetery is located in Dearborn County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ransom Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ransom Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Milan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Moores Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moores Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Hill
    • Moores Hill is located in Dearborn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moores Hill <6>
  • Stumpke Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stumpke Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpke Corner
    • Stumpke Corner is located in Ripley County
  • Stumptown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
    • Stumptown is located in Parke County
  • Pierceville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
    • Pierceville is located in Ripley County
  • Sparta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Sparta is located in Dearborn County
  • Delaware
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
    • Delaware is located in Ripley County
  • Manchester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Dearborn County
  • Lookout
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
    • Lookout is located in Ripley County
  • Kyle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
    • Kyle is located in Dearborn County
  • Sunman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunman
    • Sunman is located in Ripley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,037 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunman <6>
  • Yorkville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Yorkville is located in Dearborn County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • New Alsace
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alsace
      • New Alsace is located in Dearborn County
    • Penntown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penntown
      • Penntown is located in Ripley County
    • Versailles
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dillsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsboro
      • Dillsboro is located in Dearborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,423 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsboro <6>
    • Morris
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
      • Morris is located in Ripley County
    • Lawrenceville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
      • Lawrenceville is located in Dearborn County
    • Osgood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osgood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
      • Osgood is located in Ripley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osgood <6>
    • Guilford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Otter Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
      • Otter Village is located in Ripley County
    • Batesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Friendship
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Saint Leon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leon
      • Saint Leon is located in Dearborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
    • Napoleon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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 Ransom Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ripley County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ransom Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Ransom Cemetery:

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 Ransom Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #441775  (Ransom Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #441775 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Sunman
    • County: Ripley         Elev: 299
    • Location given for GNIS #441775 (Ransom Cemetery)

The official website for Ripley County: www.ripleycounty.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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 Ripley, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ransom Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1509, Longitude: -85.1133       In this case, the coordinates for the Ransom Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 17 Apr 2025