A visit to the Stipps Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Stipps Hill Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stipps Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stipps Hill Cemetery
Lat: 39.4364° (39° 26' 11")
Lon: -85.2252° (-85° 13' 30")
The Stipps Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Brookville. Brookville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Stipps Hill Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Stipps Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stipps Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bowman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- St. Annes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Annes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Annes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Marlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marlin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Marlin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Gobel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gobel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gobel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gobel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jenks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jenks Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Old Brick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Brick Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Brick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Brick Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Old Brick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Brick Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Brick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Brick Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Hilltop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hilltop Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Little Salt Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Salt Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Salt Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Little Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Rush County
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- Holy Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Bochim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bochim Cemetery
- The Bochim Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bochim Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Laurel.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1994206 <5>
- Laurel North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel North Cemetery
- The Laurel North Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel North Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Laurel.
- The Laurel North Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981866 <5>
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McKenzie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKenzie Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKenzie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Conner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Conner Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Klum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klum Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Klum Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Richland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Stevens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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 Stipps Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stipps Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Metamora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Laurel is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <6>
- Andersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Oldenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenburg
- Oldenburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldenburg <6>
- Clarksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Saint Maurice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
- Saint Maurice is located in Decatur County
- Enochsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enochsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Oak Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Forest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Oak Forest is located in Franklin County
- Yellow Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yellow Bank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
- Yellow Bank is located in Franklin County
- Alpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Batesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
- New Point is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Point <6>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Morris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Morris is located in Ripley County
- Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Youngs Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corner
- Youngs Corner is located in Franklin County
- Nulltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Brookville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Everton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Everton is located in Fayette County
- Oak Tree Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Crossroads
- Oak Tree Crossroads is located in Franklin County
- Glenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Penntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penntown
- Penntown is located in Ripley County
- Milroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Milroy is located in Rush County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milroy <6>
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Knarr Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knarr Corner
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smyrna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Smyrna is located in Decatur County
- Lawrenceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Lawrenceville is located in Dearborn County
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 Stipps Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stipps Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Brookville
- Laurel
- Milroy
- Oldenburg
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 websites either 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 Stipps Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Franklin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Stipps Hill Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Stipps Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #444175 (Stipps Hill Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #444175 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Metamora
- County: Franklin Elev: 293
- Location given for GNIS #444175 (Stipps Hill Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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 Franklin, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Stipps Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4364, Longitude: -85.2252 In this case, the coordinates for the Stipps Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |