A visit to the Thornton 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 Thornton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thornton Cemetery:
38.8798, -85.2519
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thornton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Madison. Madison lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Thornton Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Thornton Cemetery ...
The Thornton Cemetery was established in 1825.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Thornton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thornton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Risk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Risk Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk Cemetery
- Pullum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mermoud Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Conner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Conner Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Cemetery
- Whitham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitham Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitham Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Risk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Risk Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk Cemetery
- Jefferson Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jefferson Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jefferson Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Canaan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989421 <5>
- Indian Kentuck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Vestal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Vestal Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestal Cemetery
- Overturf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Overturf Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overturf Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Beebe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beebe Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Nickolson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Nickolson Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickolson Cemetery
- Basset Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Basset Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basset Cemetery
- Winkler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Winkler Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thornton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thornton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Canaan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Avonburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Avonburg is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonburg
- Cross Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Manville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Moorefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moorefield is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Bennington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bennington is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Bryantsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bear Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Brooksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brooksburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mount Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Middlefork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Locust
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Locust is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Allensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Allensville is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Versailles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lamb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lamb is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Vevay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Prestonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Prestonville is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Carrollton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ghent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Enterprise is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Enterprise
- Dillsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- San Jacinto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Dupont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Thornton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thornton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Dillsboro
- Ghent
- Madison
- Versailles
- Vevay
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 Thornton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Thornton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #444734 (Thornton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #444734 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rexville
- Location given for Thornton Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8797802 Lon: -85.2519009
- 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 Jefferson, 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- Thornton 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. |
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