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A visit to the Simmons 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 Simmons Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.3412°   (39° 20' 28")

Lon:   -85.7947°   (-85° 47' 40")

The Simmons Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County<2>.

The county seat for Bartholomew County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Simmons Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Simmons Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old St. Louis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Louis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Louis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old St. Louis Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
  • Sidener Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sidener Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sidener Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sidener Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
  • Spaugh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spaugh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spaugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spaugh Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
  • Moravian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moravian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moravian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moravian Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
  • Sidney Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sidney Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sidney Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sidney Branch Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
  • Roberts Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roberts Chapel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Roberts Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
  • Floyd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Floyd Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Galbraith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galbraith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galbraith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Galbraith Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
  • Eberhart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eberhart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eberhart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eberhart Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sharon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Swinney Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swinney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swinney Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Nauvoo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nauvoo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nauvoo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nauvoo Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Means Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Means Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Means Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Means Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Winchester Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winchester Cemetery
      • The Winchester Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • The Winchester Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Winchester Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #698387 <5>
    • Parrish Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parrish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parrish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parrish Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Conover Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conover Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Conover Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Steenbarger Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steenbarger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steenbarger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Steenbarger Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
    • Schooler Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schooler Cemetery
      • The Schooler Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Schooler Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Taylorsville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153538 <5>
    • Flat Rock Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Rock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
    • Lambert Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambert Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lambert Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
    • Hartsville College Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartsville College Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartsville College Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hartsville College Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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 Simmons Cemetery.

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

  • Norristown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
    • Norristown is located in Shelby County
  • Flat Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Flat Rock is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <6>
  • Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Bartholomew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <6>
  • Rugby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rugby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
    • Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
  • Clifford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Geneva
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Shelby County
  • Mount Auburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
    • Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
  • Hartsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
    • Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Wilson Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
    • Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
  • Taylorsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Petersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
    • Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
  • Burney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
    • Burney is located in Decatur County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Milford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Edinburgh
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant View Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
      • Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
    • Corn Brook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
      • Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
    • Columbus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jewell Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
      • Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
    • Germantown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
      • Germantown is located in Decatur County
    • Saint Paul
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Waldron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
      • Waldron is located in Shelby County
    • Prescott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prescott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Prescott is located in Shelby County
    • Riley Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
      • Riley Village is located in Shelby County
    • Adams
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Decatur County
    • Saint Omer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Omer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
      • Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
    • Amity
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Amity is located in Johnson County

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 Simmons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bartholomew County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simmons 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 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 Simmons 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 Simmons Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #443520  (Simmons Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #443520 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: Hope
    • County: Bartholomew         Elev: 218
    • Location given for GNIS #443520 (Simmons Cemetery)

The official website for Bartholomew County: www.bartholomewco.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 Bartholomew, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Simmons Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3412, Longitude: -85.7947       In this case, the coordinates for the Simmons 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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