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. 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 Silon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Silon Cemetery:
39.6287, -86.3236
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Silon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- Lick Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lick Branch Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Branch Cemetery
- Mooresville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mooresville Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville Cemetery
- 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)
- The West Newton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- White Lick Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Center Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Brooklyn Rest Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brooklyn Rest Park is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Rest Park
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- Monical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Monical Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monical Cemetery
- MacKenzie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The MacKenzie Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacKenzie Cemetery
- Mars - Beeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Indiana Boy's School Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The North Branch Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch Cemetery
- North Branch Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- 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)
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)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Mooresville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Newton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Camby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brookmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Red House ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Waverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smith Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Plainfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Hart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bluff Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Monrovia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Banta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Cartersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stones Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- 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)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Hazelwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Wilbur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Bargersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Southport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Speedway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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.
- Clayton
- Greenwood
- Plainfield
- Speedway
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 Silon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 Silon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #443488 (Silon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #443488 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bridgeport
- Location given for Silon Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6286573 Lon: -86.3236029
- 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 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- Silon 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. |