A visit to the Scotland 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 Scotland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scotland Cemetery:
38.7528, -85.5027
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Scotland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Scotland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Madison. Madison lies just to the east of the Scotland Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Scotland Cemetery ...
The Scotland Cemetery was established in 1842.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Scotland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scotland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Landon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Landon Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Cemetery
- Kinnear Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kinnear Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnear Cemetery
- Neavill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Neavill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavill Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Lloyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lloyd Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Cemetery
- Kent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kent Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Slippery Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Cemetery
- Lawler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lawler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- White River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The White River Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Cemetery
- Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- Hanover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Higbie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Higbie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbie Cemetery
- McKay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McKay Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- College Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The College Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill Cemetery
- Ogden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ogden Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Cemetery
- Clashman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Clashman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clashman Cemetery
- Sharon Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McIntire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McIntire Cemetery is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire Cemetery
- Bryner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bryner Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryner 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 Scotland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scotland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Smyrna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Hanover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chelsea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Middlefork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Blocher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Trout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Deputy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dupont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Paris Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Commiskey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Bryantsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Nabb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nabb is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
- Otto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Manville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Marysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- New Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Washington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Locust
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Locust is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Brooksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brooksburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Canaan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
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 Scotland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scotland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hanover
- Madison
- New Washington
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 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 Scotland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Scotland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #443135 (Scotland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #443135 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Volga
- Location given for Scotland Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7528365 Lon: -85.5027382
- 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 Jefferson, 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- Scotland 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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