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A visit to the Valhalla Memory Gardens ...

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 Valhalla Memory Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valhalla Memory Gardens

Lat:   39.1697°   (39° 10' 10")

Lon:   -86.5592°   (-86° 33' 33")

The Valhalla Memory Gardens is located in Monroe County<1>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Bloomington. Bloomington lies just to the east of the Valhalla Memory Gardens .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Valhalla Memory Gardens.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valhalla Memory Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Payne Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Coffey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coffey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Whitehall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitehall Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Mt. Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Sample Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sample Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sample Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sample Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Owen County
  • Gross Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gross Cemetery is located in Owen County
  • Lucas Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lucas Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Dowell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dowell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Livingston Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livingston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Livingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Livingston Cemetery is located in Owen County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Keller Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keller Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Burch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burch Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Collier Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Collier Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Elliott Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elliott Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Moreland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moreland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moreland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moreland Cemetery is located in Owen County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Owen County
    • Livingston Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livingston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Livingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Livingston Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Sparks Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sparks Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Deckard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Valhalla Memory Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valhalla Memory Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Highland Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Highland Village is located in Monroe County
  • Bloomington
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Clear Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dolan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellettsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellettsville
    • Ellettsville is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellettsville <6>
  • Stanford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Smithville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hendricksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Kirksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Unionville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <6>
  • Harrodsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
    • Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Stinesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
    • Stinesville is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Solsberry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Newark
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Guthrie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Gosport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
      • Gosport is located in Owen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gosport <6>
    • Spencer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Owen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <6>
    • Popcorn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Paragon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon
      • Paragon is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragon <6>
    • Helmsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helmsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
      • Helmsburg is located in Brown 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 Valhalla Memory Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valhalla Memory Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Valhalla Memory Gardens:

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 Valhalla Memory Gardens:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #445189  (Valhalla Memory Gardens)
    • Note: GNIS record #445189 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: Bloomington
    • County: Monroe         Elev: 271
    • Location given for GNIS #445189 (Valhalla Memory Gardens)

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Valhalla Memory Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1697, Longitude: -86.5592    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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.




 

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