A visit to the Stow 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 Stow Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stow Cemetery:
38.8478, -85.0002
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stow Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stow Cemetery is located in Switzerland County<2>.
The county seat for Switzerland County is located in Vevay. Vevay lies just to the south southwest of the Stow Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stow 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 Stow Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stow Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Allensville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Allensville Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bovard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bovard Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard Cemetery
- Bark Works Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bark Works Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Works Cemetery
- Pelser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pelser Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelser Cemetery
- Grant Brothers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grant Brothers Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Brothers Cemetery
- Downey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Downey Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey Cemetery
- St. Peters Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Church Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Church Cemetery
- The St. Peters Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2486215 <5>
- Marker - Althoff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Marker - Althoff Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marker - Althoff Cemetery
- The Marker - Althoff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Althoff Cemetery
- Moerkers Cemetery
- Obertate Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86757 <5>
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Blanton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Blanton Cemetery is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- McNutt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McNutt Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Pate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- Slawson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Slawson Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slawson Cemetery
- Wigal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wigal Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigal Cemetery
- Munger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Munger Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger Cemetery
- Jack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Jack Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The North Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
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 Stow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stow Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Enterprise is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Enterprise
- Allensville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Mount Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Warsaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Bear Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Vevay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Searcy Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Searcy Crossroads is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Crossroads
- Bennington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bennington is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Ghent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moorefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moorefield is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Patriot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Avonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Avonburg is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonburg
- Rabbit Hash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rabbit Hash is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hash
- Former name for Rabbit Hash:
- Carlton
- Rising Sun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hartford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Carson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carson is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Easterday
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Easterday is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterday
- Sparta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hamilton is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Cross Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
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 Stow Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Switzerland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dillsboro
- Ghent
- Rising Sun
- Vevay
- Warsaw
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 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 Stow Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Switzerland 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 Stow Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #444250 (Stow Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #444250 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: Switzerland
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vevay North
- Location given for Stow Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8478387 Lon: -85.0002281
- 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 Switzerland, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stow 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. |