A visit to the Vanpelt 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 Vanpelt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vanpelt Cemetery:
39.4189, -85.6758
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vanpelt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Vanpelt Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Vanpelt Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Vanpelt 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 Vanpelt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vanpelt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Means Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Means Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- The Winchester Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winchester Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #698387 <5>
- Copeland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Nauvoo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Nauvoo Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pumphrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pumphrey Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey Cemetery
- Vienna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Vienna Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Cemetery
- Tindall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Tindall Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Mt. Morrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parrish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Parrish Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish Cemetery
- Swinney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Swinney Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinney Cemetery
- Mowery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mowery Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowery Cemetery
- Radar - Bowman - Worland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Vanpelt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vanpelt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Geneva
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Germantown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Saint Paul
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waldron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Prescott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Saint Omer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Wilson Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Norristown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Rugby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Burney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Blue Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Riley Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <6>
- Gowdy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Shelbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rays Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Hartsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Hildebrand Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Knighthood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Greensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Candleglo Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Manilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Beech Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Mount Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
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 Vanpelt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vanpelt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Flat Rock
- Greensburg
- Hope
- Hope lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Vanpelt Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hope.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Manilla
- Saint Paul
- Shelbyville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Vanpelt Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Vanpelt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #445233 (Vanpelt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #445233 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 242 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waldron
- Location given for Vanpelt Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4189383 Lon: -85.6758107
- 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 Shelby, 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 from Point A (ie- Vanpelt 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. |