A visit to the Trout Creek 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 Trout Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Trout Creek Cemetery:
41.7537, -85.8158
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Trout Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Trout Creek Cemetery is located in Elkhart County<2>.
The county seat for Elkhart County is located in Goshen. Goshen lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Trout Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Trout Creek Cemetery.
Establishment of the Trout Creek Cemetery ...
The Trout Creek Cemetery was established in 1850.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Trout Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Trout Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Proctor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
- Cathcart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cathcart Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart Cemetery
- St. John of the Cross Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bristol.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86203 <5>
- Rinehart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rinehart Cemetery is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart Cemetery
- Plum Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Plum Grove Cemetery is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Cemetery
- Aurand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Aurand Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurand Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Oakgrove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oakgrove Cemetery is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove Cemetery
- Kessington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kessington Cemetery is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessington Cemetery
- Bonneyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bonneyville Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneyville Cemetery
- Mottville Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mottville Twp. Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Shavehead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paradise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Stengle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stengle Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stengle Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Five Points Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Five Points Cemetery is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points Cemetery
- Pine Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Adams - Neff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Adams - Neff Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams - Neff Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams - Neff Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Middlebury.
- The Adams - Neff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Adams Cemetery
- Neff - Adams Cemetery
- Neff Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86111 <5>
- Geising Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Geising Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geising 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 Trout Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Trout Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bristol
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mottville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- Garden Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Middlebury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simonton Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
- Elkhart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- White Pigeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Constantine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Corey is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Jones
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fabius
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vandalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Shipshewana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scott is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Oakwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Osceola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Penn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penn is located in Cass County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Cassopolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Seyberts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
- Klingers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Bluff Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Granger
(15 miles [24.1 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 Trout Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elkhart County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Trout Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cassopolis
- Constantine
- Edwardsburg
- Elkhart
- Goshen
- White Pigeon
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 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 Trout Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Elkhart 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 Trout Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #444921 (Trout Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #444921 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: Elkhart
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mottville
- Location given for Trout Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7536612 Lon: -85.8158282
- 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 Elkhart, 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- Trout Creek 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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