A visit to the Saint Marys 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. Marys Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Marys Cemetery:
39.3300, -85.4758
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Greensburg. Greensburg lies just to the north northwest of the St. Marys Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Marys Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the St. Marys Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Forsythe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Forsythe Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsythe Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Springer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Springer Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Mowery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mowery Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowery Cemetery
- Swails Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Swails Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swails Cemetery
- Columbia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
- Maple Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Maple Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Cemetery
- Butcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McLaughlin Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Patrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Burks Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Burks Chapel Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burks Chapel Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Pumphrey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pumphrey Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey Cemetery
- Mt. Aerie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Aerie Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Aerie Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Aerie Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Letts.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981326 <5>
- New Pennington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The New Pennington Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pennington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Pennington Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of New Point.
- Ross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Layton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Layton Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton 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 St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greensburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Knarr Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knarr Corner
- Harris City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Adams
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- New Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Maurice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Maurice is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Letts Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Letts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Millhousen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Williamstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Burney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Enochsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Clarksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Saint Omer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Germantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Saint Paul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Moscow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Napoleon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Rugby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
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. Marys Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greensburg
- Milroy
- Saint Paul
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 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 St. Marys Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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. Marys Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #442691 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #442691 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greensburg
- Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3300501 Lon: -85.4758029
- 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 Decatur, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Marys 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. |