A visit to the Richmond 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 Richmond Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richmond Cemetery:
39.7523, -85.9130
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Richmond Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies just to the east northeast of the Richmond Cemetery .
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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 Richmond Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richmond Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Schildmeier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Schildmeier Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schildmeier Cemetery
- Fish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fish Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Cemetery
- Cumberland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- Huntington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Huntington Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Cemetery
- Kitley - King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kitley - King Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitley - King Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kitley - King Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Indianapolis.
- The Kitley - King Cemetery has also been known as:
- King Cemetery
- Kitley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85618 <5>
- Muesing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Muesing Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muesing Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeman Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Indianapolis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85065 <5>
- McNamee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McNamee Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNamee Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Burris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Burris Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burris Cemetery
- St. John's Evangeline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Park East
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Washington Park East is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park East
- The Washington Park East has also been known as:
- Washington Park Cemetery East
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87295 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- German Church Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Witte Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Witte Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witte Cemetery
- Luebking Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Luebking Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebking Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Cummingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cummingham Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingham Cemetery
- New Palestine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dye Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Richmond Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richmond Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Palestine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Spring Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Cumberland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Charlesmac Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Acton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Fountaintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mohawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Warren Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Brookfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clover Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Maxwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Denny Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Woodbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- McCordsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rocklane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Fairland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Homecroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Southport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morristown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Fortville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Castleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
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 Richmond Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richmond Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fairland
- Fortville
- Greenfield
- Morristown
- New Palestine
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Richmond Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Richmond Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #441977 (Richmond Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #441977 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cumberland
- Location given for Richmond Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7522652 Lon: -85.9130362
- 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 Hancock, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richmond 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. |
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