A visit to the Van Buskirk 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 Van Buskirk Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Buskirk Cemetery:
39.3334, -86.6494
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Van Buskirk Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Van Buskirk Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Bloomington. Bloomington lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Van Buskirk Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Van Buskirk Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Van Buskirk Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Buskirk Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gosport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The King Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Little Mount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Mount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sodom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sodom Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom Cemetery
- Asher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Asher Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher Cemetery
- Goss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Moreland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Moreland Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Dowell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dowell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Stierwalt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stierwalt Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stierwalt Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- River Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The River Hill Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Friendship Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lingle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lingle Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingle Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Van Buskirk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Buskirk Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gosport
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stinesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Paragon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Quincy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Lewisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Dolan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Plano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Highland Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Eminence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Atkinsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Hendricksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Bloomington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Martinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mahalasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Wilbur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Belle Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Newark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Stanford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Clear Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Patricksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
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 Van Buskirk Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Buskirk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomington
- Cloverdale
- Ellettsville
- Gosport
- Martinsville
- Paragon
- Patricksburg
- Spencer
- Stinesville
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 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 Van Buskirk Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Van Buskirk Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #445208 (Van Buskirk Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #445208 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gosport
- Location given for Van Buskirk Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3333793 Lon: -86.6494465
- 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 Monroe, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Van Buskirk 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. |