A visit to the Steele 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 Steele Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Steele Cemetery:
39.8425, -85.8841
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Steele Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Steele Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies just to the east southeast of the Steele Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Steele Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Steele Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Steele Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86045 <5>
- Arnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Snider Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Scotten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Scotten Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotten Cemetery
- Burris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burris Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burris Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Willet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Willet Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet Cemetery
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- McCord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McCord Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- Oaklandon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oaklandon Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklandon Cemetery
- Mock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mock Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dye Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Alford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Hoss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fish Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Chappell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chappell Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Steele Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Steele Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mohawk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Gem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Spring Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Philadelphia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- McCordsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Denny Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Woodbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maxwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Fortville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Luxhaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- New Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Warren Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Olio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Fishers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ingalls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Castleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Fountaintown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
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 Steele Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Steele Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fishers
- Fortville
- Greenfield
- New Palestine
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 helpful 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 Steele Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Steele Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #444106 (Steele Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #444106 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cumberland
- Location given for Steele Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8425414 Lon: -85.8841471
- 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 Hancock, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Steele 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. |