A visit to the Saint Bridget 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 St. Bridget Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Bridget Cemetery:
39.0592, -85.4536
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Bridget Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Bridget Cemetery is located in Jennings County<2>.
The county seat for Jennings County is located in Vernon. Vernon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the St. Bridget Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Bridget Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. Bridget Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Bridget Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Cemetery
- Little Arlington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zenas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Zenas Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas Cemetery
- Old Zenas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Zenas Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zenas Cemetery
- Butlerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Butlerville Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville Cemetery
- State School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The State School Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State School Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hopewell Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Sheppard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
- O'Brien Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The O'Brien Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien Cemetery
- Cornell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cornell Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Summerfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Summerfield Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Otter Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Day Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Country Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Country Farm Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Farm Cemetery
- Horseshoe Bend Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hill Crest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85372 <5>
- Callicotte Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Callicotte Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callicotte Cemetery
- Daubenheyer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Daubenheyer Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daubenheyer Cemetery
- Holman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Holman Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman Cemetery
- Greendale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Greendale Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Bridget Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Bridget Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Butlerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zenas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- San Jacinto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Otter Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grayford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Osgood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- North Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Versailles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Millhousen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Westport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Sardinia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Dupont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bryantsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Napoleon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Queensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Letts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Letts Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Alert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Middlefork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Delaware
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Scipio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
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 St. Bridget Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jennings County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Bridget Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- North Vernon
- Osgood
- Vernon
- Versailles
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 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 St. Bridget Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jennings 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 St. Bridget Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #442507 (Saint Bridget Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #442507 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: Jennings
- Est. Elev: 259 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holton
- Location given for Saint Bridget Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0592205 Lon: -85.4535754
- 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 Jennings, 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- St. Bridget 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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