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A visit to the Sheets Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sheets Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sheets Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sheets Cemetery

Lat:   39.4256°   (39° 25' 32")

Lon:   -87.4884°   (-87° 29' 18")

The Sheets Cemetery is located in Vigo County<2>.

The county seat for Vigo County is located in Terre Haute. Terre Haute lies just to the northeast of the Sheets Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Sheets Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sheets Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Durham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Durham Cemetery is located in Vigo County
  • Dunlap Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunlap Cemetery
    • The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
  • Black Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Black Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Cemetery
    • The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Vigo County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of West Terre Haute.
    • The Bethesda Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethesda Memorial Park
    • Bethesda UMC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959900 <5>
  • Hull Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hull Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hull Cemetery is located in Vigo County
  • Cummings Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cummings Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Dennison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dennison Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
  • Farris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Farris Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
  • Liffick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liffick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liffick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liffick Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
  • New Harmony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Vigo County
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Vigo County
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • New Providence Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Providence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Providence Cemetery is located in Edgar County (IL)
    • Cumberland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cumberland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cumberland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Vigo County
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Asbury Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Asbury Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
    • Livingston Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livingston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Livingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Livingston Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
    • Macke Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macke Cemetery
      • The Macke Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
      • The Macke Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hatchetman Cemetery
      • Mackey Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106702 <5>
    • Dean Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dean Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dean Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
    • Shattuck Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shattuck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shattuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shattuck Cemetery is located in Vigo County
    • Kester Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kester Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Kester Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Kester Family Cemetery is located in Vigo County
      • The Kester Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kester Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85597 <5>
    • Hobmeyer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hobmeyer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hobmeyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hobmeyer Cemetery is located in Vigo County
    • Highland Lawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Coltrin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coltrin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coltrin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coltrin Cemetery is located in Vigo County
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Vigo County

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 Sheets Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sheets Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Toad Hop
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
    • Toad Hop is located in Vigo County
  • Prairieton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
    • Prairieton is located in Vigo County
  • West Terre Haute
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Liggett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
    • Liggett is located in Vigo County
  • Taylorville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
    • Taylorville is located in Vigo County
  • Farrington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farrington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
    • Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
  • Terre Haute
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
    • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods <7>
  • Weaver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
  • Barnhart Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnhart Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
    • Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
  • Dennison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
    • Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
  • Youngstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
    • Youngstown is located in Vigo County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Elbridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
      • Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
    • Terre Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terre Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
      • Terre Town is located in Vigo County
    • Spelterville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
      • Spelterville is located in Vigo County
    • Livingston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
    • Vigo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vigo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
      • Vigo is located in Vigo County
    • Pimento
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
      • Pimento is located in Vigo County
    • North Terre Haute
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Terre Haute have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
      • North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
    • Prairie Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
      • Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
    • Pine Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
    • Riley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
      • Riley is located in Vigo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Glen Ayre
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
      • Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
    • New Goshen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Nevins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nevins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
      • Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)

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 Sheets Cemetery. The following communities are located in Vigo County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sheets Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sheets Cemetery:

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 Sheets Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #443335  (Sheets Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #443335 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Terre Haute
    • County: Vigo         Elev: 154
    • Location given for GNIS #443335 (Sheets Cemetery)

The official website for Vigo County: www.vigocounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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 Vigo, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sheets Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4256, Longitude: -87.4884       In this case, the coordinates for the Sheets Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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