A visit to the Silver Island 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 Silver Island Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Silver Island Cemetery (FG ID #86897).
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 Silver Island Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Silver Island Cemetery:
39.9700, -87.4235
The Silver Island Cemetery is located in Fountain County<2>.
The county seat for Fountain County is located in Covington. Covington lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Silver Island Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Silver Island Cemetery.
Establishment of the Silver Island Cemetery ...
The Silver Island Cemetery was established in 1832.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Silver Island Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Silver Island Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hibbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hibbs Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbs Cemetery
- Isle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Isle Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Cemetery
- Groenendyke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Groenendyke Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groenendyke Cemetery
- Eugene Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dotson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cates Cemetery is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates Cemetery
- Shirk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shirk Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirk Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Brockway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brockway Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chenoweth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chenoweth Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Newport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ephlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Silver Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Silver Island Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cayuga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eugene
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Perrysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harveysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kingman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gessie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tree Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Meeks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rileysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Layton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Covington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Olivet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vermilion Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Foster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Montezuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Annapolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Belgium
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Westville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge Farm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Raven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bloomingdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Veedersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Busenville
(13 miles [20.9 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 Silver Island 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 Silver Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomingdale
- Cayuga
- Covington
- Montezuma
- Newport
- Perrysville
- Ridge Farm
- Veedersburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Silver Island 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 Silver Island Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #86897
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #443504 (Silver Island Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #443504 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: 168 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newport
- Location given for Silver Island Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9700384 Lon: -87.4233484
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silver Island 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. |