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A visit to the Silon 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 Silon Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Silon 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 Silon Cemetery

Lat:   39.6287°   (39° 37' 43")

Lon:   -86.3236°   (-86° 19' 24")

The Silon Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.

The county seat for Morgan County is located in Martinsville. Martinsville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Silon Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Silon Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fairfield Friends Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Friends Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfield Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairfield Friends Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
  • Lick Branch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lick Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lick Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lick Branch Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
  • Mooresville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mooresville Cemetery
    • The Mooresville Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mooresville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mooresville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #159488 <5>
  • West Newton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Newton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Newton Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Friends Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friends Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Ramsey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
  • White Lick Friends Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Lick Friends Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Lick Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Lick Friends Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Center Friends Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Friends Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Center Friends Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Sugar Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
  • Brooklyn Rest Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooklyn Rest Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooklyn Rest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brooklyn Rest Park is located in Morgan County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Monical Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monical Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Monical Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • MacKenzie Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the MacKenzie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the MacKenzie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The MacKenzie Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Mars - Beeler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mars - Beeler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mars - Beeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mars - Beeler Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
    • Indiana Boy's School Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indiana Boy's School Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indiana Boy's School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indiana Boy's School Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
    • North Branch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Branch Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • North Branch Friends Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Branch Friends Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Branch Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Branch Friends Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
    • Bethesda Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethesda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Brooklyn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooklyn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooklyn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Lowe Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lowe Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Glenns Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86050 <5>
    • Bethel Methodist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Methodist Cemetery is located in Marion County

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 Silon Cemetery.

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

  • Young
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
    • Young is located in Morgan County
  • Mooresville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • West Newton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
    • West Newton is located in Marion County
  • Camby
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camby
    • Camby is located in Marion County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camby <6>
  • Brookmoor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookmoor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
    • Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
  • Red House ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
    • Red House is located in Morgan County
  • Waverly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Morgan County
  • Brooklyn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Brooklyn is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,472 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <6>
  • Smith Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
    • Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
  • Plainfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Hart
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
    • Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
  • Bethany
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bluff Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bluff Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
      • Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
    • Monrovia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monrovia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
      • Monrovia is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monrovia <6>
    • Banta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
      • Banta is located in Johnson County
    • Cartersburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Stones Crossing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
      • Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
    • Avon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Hendricks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <6>
    • Homecroft
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homecroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
      • Homecroft is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
    • Hazelwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
      • Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
    • Wilbur
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilbur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
      • Wilbur is located in Morgan County
    • Bargersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <6>
    • Southport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southport <6>
    • Speedway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Clayton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Hendricks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>

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 Silon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Silon 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 Silon Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #443488  (Silon Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #443488 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: Bridgeport
    • County: Morgan         Elev: 231
    • Location given for GNIS #443488 (Silon Cemetery)

The official website for Morgan County: www.morgancounty-il.com/

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 Morgan, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Silon Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6287, Longitude: -86.3236       In this case, the coordinates for the Silon 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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