A visit to the Stephens 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 Stephens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stephens Cemetery:
39.2617, -87.2550
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stephens Cemetery is located in Vigo County<2>.
The county seat for Vigo County is located in Terre Haute. Terre Haute lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Stephens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stephens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Stephens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stephens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ruggles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ruggles Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Donham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Donham Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donham Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Knights of Columbus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Westlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Westlawn Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Farmersburg.
- The Westlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87340 <5>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Sink Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sink Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sink Cemetery
- Goshorn Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Greenwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Greenwell Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwell Cemetery
- Zion Gummere Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stagg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Stagg Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagg Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stephens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stephens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lewis
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Coalmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coalmont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Hymera
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Farmersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jasonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clay City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pimento
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Howesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Eel River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Cory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Shelburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gilmour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Saline City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Youngstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Midland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Coal City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Art
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Grange Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Scott City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Denmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Prairie Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Scotchtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Dugger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hoosier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Prairieton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- Swalls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
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 Stephens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vigo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stephens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay City
- Coal City
- Dugger
- Farmersburg
- Jasonville
- Shelburn
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Stephens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Vigo 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 Stephens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #444125 (Stephens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #444125 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: Vigo
- Est. Elev: 180 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lewis
- Location given for Stephens Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2617075 Lon: -87.2550157
- 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 Vigo, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stephens 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. |