A visit to the Webb 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 Webb Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Webb Cemetery:
39.5228, -85.9486
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Webb Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Webb 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 east of the Webb Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Webb Cemetery.
Establishment of the Webb Cemetery ...
The Webb Cemetery was established in 1838.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Webb Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Webb Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Needham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Cemetery
- McGill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McGill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill Cemetery
- Sandhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sandhill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Boggstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gallagher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gallagher Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gallagher Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Boggstown.
- The Gallagher Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Boggstown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85098 <5>
- Hough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hough Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hough Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hurricane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- Francis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Francis Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
- Smiley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Smiley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Glade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Glade Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Franklin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85213 <5>
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- House Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The House Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- Nolan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Nolan Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
- Youngs Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Youngs Creek Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek Cemetery
- Hamner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hamner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamner Cemetery
- Brockman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Brockman Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockman Cemetery
- Dake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Dake Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dake Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Webb Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Webb Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Needham
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Urmeyville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Boggstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Fairland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Clover Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Whiteland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hildebrand Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beech Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- New Whiteland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Mount Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Riley Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Shelbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Acton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburgh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Knighthood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Stones Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Charlesmac Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Bargersville
(11 miles [17.7 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 Webb 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 Webb Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Edinburgh
- Fairland
- Franklin
- Greenwood
- Shelbyville
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 Webb 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 Webb Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #445612 (Webb Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #445612 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: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boggstown
- Location given for Webb Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5228272 Lon: -85.948594
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Webb 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. |