A visit to the Scotts Prairie Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Scotts Prairie Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Scotts Prairie Cemetery (FG ID #86825).
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 Scotts Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scotts Prairie Cemetery:
40.0400, -87.1962
The Scotts Prairie Cemetery is located in Fountain County<2>.
The county seat for Fountain County is located in Covington. Covington lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Scotts Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Scotts Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Scotts Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scotts Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bonebrake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bonebrake Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonebrake Cemetery
- Centennial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Centennial Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Cemetery
- Rock Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Field Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Field Cemetery
- Nolen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Zackmire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
- Fruits Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fruits Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruits Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <1>
- Short Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Short Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Baker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bristleridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bristleridge Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristleridge Cemetery
- Cashatt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Cashatt Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashatt Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Progressive Friends Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cates Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Cates Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates Cemetery
- Hibbs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Hibbs Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbs Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tangier Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Stonebraker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Stonebraker Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebraker Cemetery
- Yountsville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Yountsville Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Old Turkey Run Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Scotts Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scotts Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wallace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Veedersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harveysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grange Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waynetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Mellott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Stone Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Layton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Wesley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Yountsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wingate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perrysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Annapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marshall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Waveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tree Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Guion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Eugene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cayuga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Market
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- New Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Scotts Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fountain County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scotts Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomingdale
- Cayuga
- Cayuga lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Scotts Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cayuga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Covington
- Marshall
- Mellott
- New Richmond
- Newport
- Perrysville
- Veedersburg
- Waveland
- Waynetown
- Wingate
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 Scotts Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Fountain 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 Scotts Prairie Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #86825
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #443159 (Scotts Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #443159 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: Fountain
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hillsboro
- Location given for Scotts Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0400409 Lon: -87.1961209
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Fountain, 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 from Point A (ie- Scotts Prairie 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |