A visit to the Sims 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 Sims Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sims Cemetery:
40.4092, -86.3803
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sims Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sims Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Frankfort. Frankfort lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Sims Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sims Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sims Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sims Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grays Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Grays Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Old Prophet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Old Prophet Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Prophet Cemetery
- Layman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Layman Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layman Cemetery
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- Veneman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Veneman Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veneman Cemetery
- Hye Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hye Park Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hye Park Cemetery
- Hopewell Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Church Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Church Cemetery
- The Hopewell Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopewell Cemetery
- Burlington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Burlington Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burlington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Burlington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84496 <5>
- Old Whiteman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Whiteman Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Whiteman Cemetery
- South Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The South Union Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Petes Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Petes Run Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Run Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Old Chaney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Chaney Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chaney Cemetery
- Brandon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Whiteman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Whiteman Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteman Cemetery
- Plummer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Plummer Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer Cemetery
- Merrit Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Merrit Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrit Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
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 Sims Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sims Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Middlefork
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Shanghai
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Beard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Geetingsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Burlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Michigantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Russiaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sedalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Boyleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- West Middleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Judson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cutler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Cambria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Scircleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Groomsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Prince William
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Frankfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kempton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Alto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Young America
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Bringhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Rossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Flora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Owasco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
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 Sims Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sims Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Flora
- Forest
- Frankfort
- Kempton
- Michigantown
- Rossville
- Russiaville
- Sedalia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Sims Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Clinton 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 Sims Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #443540 (Sims Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #443540 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: Clinton
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burlington
- Location given for Sims Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4092034 Lon: -86.3802752
- 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 Clinton, 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- Sims 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. |
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