A visit to the Ruggles 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 Ruggles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ruggles Cemetery:
39.2762, -87.2653
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ruggles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ruggles Cemetery is located in Vigo County<2>.
The county seat for Vigo County is located in Terre Haute. Terre Haute lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Ruggles Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Ruggles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ruggles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Donham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Donham Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donham Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Knights of Columbus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zion Gummere Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stagg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stagg Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagg Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Miner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Miner Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Westlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Westlawn Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Farmersburg.
- The Westlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87340 <5>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Sink Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sink Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sink Cemetery
- Goshorn Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Greenwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Greenwell Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwell 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 Ruggles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ruggles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lewis
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Farmersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hymera
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Coalmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coalmont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Pimento
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Cory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Riley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Jasonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clay City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eel River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Youngstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Shelburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Howesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Saline City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Gilmour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Art
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Grange Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Scott City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Coal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Denmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Prairieton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- Swalls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Prairie Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Scotchtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Center Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Ayre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
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 Ruggles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vigo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ruggles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay City
- Coal City
- Farmersburg
- Jasonville
- Shelburn
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Ruggles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Vigo 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 Ruggles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #442385 (Ruggles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #442385 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: Vigo
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lewis
- Location given for Ruggles Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2761517 Lon: -87.2652939
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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 Vigo, 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- Ruggles 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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