A visit to the Sparr 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 Sparr Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sparr Cemetery:
40.2339, -85.2747
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sparr Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sparr Cemetery is located in Delaware County<2>.
The county seat for Delaware County is located in Muncie. Muncie lies just to the west southwest of the Sparr Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sparr Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sparr Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sparr Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Orr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Godlove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Godlove Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godlove Cemetery
- Cullen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cullen Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Bortsfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bortsfield Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bortsfield Cemetery
- Truitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Truitt Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Black Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Granville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Granville Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Cemetery
- Parker Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Parker Moore Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Moore Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Freidline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Freidline Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidline Cemetery
- Leaird Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Leaird Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaird Cemetery
- Gardens of Memory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Church Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Church Cemetery
- The Bethel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2410399 <5>
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beech Grove Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Muncie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84289 <5>
- Swingley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Swingley Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingley Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove 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 Sparr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sparr Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Desoto
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Selma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Parker City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Muncie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Granville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Farmland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Cowan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Redkey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkirk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Millgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Yorktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Progress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Oakville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Luray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Blountsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Stone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Ridgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Gaston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Springport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ridertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
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 Sparr Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Delaware County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sparr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eaton
- Farmland
- Gaston
- Millgrove
- Muncie
- Parker City
- Redkey
- Ridgeville
- Yorktown
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 Sparr Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Delaware 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 Sparr Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #443913 (Sparr Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #443913 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: Delaware
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Muncie East
- Location given for Sparr Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2339318 Lon: -85.2746919
- 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 Delaware, 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 from Point A (ie- Sparr 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. |