A visit to the Sparks 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 Sparks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sparks Cemetery:
40.7873, -85.3347
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sparks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sparks Cemetery is located in Wells County<2>.
The county seat for Wells County is located in Bluffton. Bluffton lies just to the east southeast of the Sparks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sparks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sparks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sparks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spider Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Spider Hill Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spider Hill Cemetery
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Yankeetown Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown Cemetery
- Star of Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Star of Hope Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of Hope Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Mossburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mossburg Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossburg Cemetery
- Horeb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Horeb Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horeb Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Loon Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Loon Creek Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Creek Cemetery
- Rees Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rees Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Feighner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Feighner Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feighner Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Bluffton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Old Bluffton Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bluffton Cemetery
- Arick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- German Settlement Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Red Men Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Red Men Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Men Cemetery
- The Red Men Cemetery has also been known as:
- Redmen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86517 <5>
- McFarren Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The McFarren Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarren Cemetery
- Fair View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Fair View Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- Hoverstock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hoverstock Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoverstock Cemetery
- The Hoverstock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haverstock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85448 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sparks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sparks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Markle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Plum Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Uniondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Majenica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Liberty Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bluffton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Bowerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Travisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Zanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Ossian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Etna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Craigville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Tocsin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Yoder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harlansburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Roanoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Keystone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Reiffsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
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 Sparks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wells County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sparks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluffton
- Craigville
- Huntington
- Roanoke
- Warren
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 Sparks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Wells 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 Sparks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #443911 (Sparks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #443911 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: Wells
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Markle
- Location given for Sparks Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7872686 Lon: -85.3346946
- 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 Wells, 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- Sparks 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. |