A visit to the Weist 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 Weist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Weist Cemetery:
38.4934, -87.3383
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Weist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Weist Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Petersburg. Petersburg lies just to the east of the Weist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Weist Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Weist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Weist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Weathers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Weathers Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathers Cemetery
- Indian Mound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blaize Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Blaize Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaize Cemetery
- Stuckey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stuckey Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Walnut Hills Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87278 <5>
- Catt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Catt Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catt Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Freeland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Freeland Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Frederick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Frederick Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- McGillem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McGillem Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGillem Cemetery
- Loveless Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Loveless Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Cemetery
- DeJarnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The DeJarnett Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnett Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Beck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison 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 Weist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Weist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Petersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Willis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Glezen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Alford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Oatsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Giro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Giro is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
- Dongola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Algiers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Sandy Hook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Monroe City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Oakland City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Winslow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highbank Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Decker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Hazleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland City Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Whiteoak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Verne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Verne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Wheatland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Francisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Fritchton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fritchton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
- Otwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Patoka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Douglas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Somerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Weist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Weist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Monroe City
- Oakland City
- Otwell
- Petersburg
- Washington
- Winslow
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 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 Weist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Weist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #445653 (Weist Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #445653 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Petersburg
- Location given for Weist Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4933819 Lon: -87.3383488
- 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 Pike, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Weist 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. |