A visit to the Rucker 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 Rucker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rucker Cemetery:
38.8120, -85.9769
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rucker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rucker Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Brownstown. Brownstown lies just to the northwest of the Rucker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rucker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Rucker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rucker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sturgeon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sturgeon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Cemetery
- Waskom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Waskom Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- St. John's Sauers Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. John's Sauers Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Sauers Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The St. John's Sauers Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery (Sauers)
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275412 <5>
- Woodmansee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodmansee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmansee Cemetery
- Burrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burrell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Weston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Weston Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
- Durland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Durland Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durland Cemetery
- Weathers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Weathers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathers Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Crothersville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gater Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gater Cemetery
- Grassy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Grassy Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Cemetery
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Collett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Collett Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett Cemetery
- Gorrell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Gorrell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorrell Cemetery
- Bedel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bedel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rucker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rucker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dudleytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Brownstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Retreat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Vallonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Elizabethtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Crothersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Plattsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Little York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Kossuth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kriete Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Medora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Seymour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cortland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Marshfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Scottsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Albion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Freetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harristown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Fleming
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Spraytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Kurtz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
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 Rucker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rucker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Austin
- Crothersville
- Leesville
- Medora
- Salem
- Salem lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Rucker Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Scottsburg
- Seymour
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 Rucker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Rucker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #442379 (Rucker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #442379 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tampico
- Location given for Rucker Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8119994 Lon: -85.9769214
- 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 Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rucker 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. |