A visit to the Russell 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 Russell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Russell Cemetery:
39.8937, -87.2633
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Russell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Russell Cemetery is located in Parke County<2>.
The county seat for Parke County is located in Rockville. Rockville lies just to the south of the Russell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Russell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Russell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rush Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- DeBaun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The DeBaun Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeBaun Cemetery
- Rawlings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rawlings Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlings Cemetery
- Cashatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cashatt Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashatt Cemetery
- Tangier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tangier Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangier Cemetery
- Coffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Coffin Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffin Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Causey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Causey Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey Cemetery
- Warner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Warner Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Cemetery
- Poplar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Poplar Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Cemetery
- Brockway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brockway Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway Cemetery
- Ephlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ephlin Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephlin Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hethcoe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hethcoe Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hethcoe Cemetery
- Bloomingdale Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bloomingdale Friends Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale Friends Cemetery
- The Bloomingdale Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bloomingdale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84366 <5>
- Elder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Elder Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Zackmire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Southeast Cates Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2407051 <5>
- Norton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- The Norton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crowder Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86169 <5>
- Shirk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shirk Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirk Cemetery
- Zener Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Zener Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zener Cemetery
- Wimsett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wimsett Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimsett Cemetery
- Overman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Overman Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overman Cemetery
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 Russell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Russell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Annapolis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Bloomingdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Grange Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Kingman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nyesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Judson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Guion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Wallace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Montezuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Billie Creek Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Alta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Armiesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Waveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cayuga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mecca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Bellmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Alamo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Eugene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
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 Russell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Parke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Russell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomingdale
- Cayuga
- Marshall
- Montezuma
- Newport
- Rockville
- Waveland
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 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 Russell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Parke 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 Russell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #442412 (Russell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #442412 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: Parke
- Est. Elev: 191 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kingman
- Location given for Russell Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8936514 Lon: -87.2633458
- 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 Parke, 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 from Point A (ie- Russell 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. |