A visit to the Weiss 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 Weiss Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Weiss Cemetery:
37.8923, -87.9778
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Weiss Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Weiss Cemetery is located in Posey County<2>.
The county seat for Posey County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the east northeast of the Weiss Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Weiss Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Weiss Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Weiss Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Bellefontaine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bellefontaine Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine Cemetery
- The Bellefontaine Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belfountain Cemetery
- Belle Fontaine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84299 <5>
- Alldredge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Alldredge Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alldredge Cemetery
- Marshall Ferry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Epley Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Epley Family Cemetery is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epley Family Cemetery
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Orange Grove Cemetery is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove Cemetery
- Uniontown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Uniontown Cemetery is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Abshire Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Abshire Cemetery is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshire Cemetery
- Emma Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Emma Cemetery is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Emma Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Emma (IL).
- The Emma Cemetery has also been known as:
- Concord Cemetery
- Emma Concord Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #183142 <5>
- Emma's Old Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The French Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French 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 Weiss Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Weiss Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hovey
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hovey is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Savah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Savah is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Uniontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- New Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bufkin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Solitude
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Solitude is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Emma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maunie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Inman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Caborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Raleigh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Chapman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Hitesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Herald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Oliver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Morganfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Flournoy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flournoy is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Breckinridge Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hepburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Roland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roland is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Ridgway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawneetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Shawneetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- New Harmony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Weiss Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Posey County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Weiss Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Maunie
- Morganfield
- Mount Vernon
- New Harmony
- New Haven
- Ridgway
- Shawneetown
- Uniontown
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 professional and volunteer 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 Weiss Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Posey 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 Weiss Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #445650 (Weiss Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #445650 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: Posey
- Est. Elev: 112 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Vernon
- Location given for Weiss Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.892267 Lon: -87.9778073
- 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 Posey, 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 from Point A (ie- Weiss 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. |