A visit to the Wells 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 Wells Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wells Cemetery:
38.7862, -87.1078
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wells Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wells Cemetery is located in Davies's County<2>.
The county seat for Davies's County is located in Washington. Washington lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Wells Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wells Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Wells Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wells Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cornettsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cornettsville Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville Cemetery
- Plainville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Plainville Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Cemetery
- Tolberts Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Humphries Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Humphries Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphries Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Stoll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Stoll Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoll Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- Ketchem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ketchem Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchem Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Sandborn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Wagler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Wagler Cemetery is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagler Cemetery
- Evans Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Evans Memorial Park is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Memorial Park
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wells Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wells Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Plainville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Capehart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Capehart is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
- Graham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Elnora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Odon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edwardsport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sandborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Westphalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cannelburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Newberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newberry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bicknell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Freelandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Ragsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ragsdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Loogootee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burns City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Wheatland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Crane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Lyons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Glendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Plummer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plummer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Island City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
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 Wells Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Davies's County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wells Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bicknell
- Elnora
- Loogootee
- Lyons
- Montgomery
- Odon
- Odon lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wells Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odon
- Sandborn
- Scotland
- Washington
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 either 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 Wells Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Davies's 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 Wells Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #445664 (Wells Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #445664 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: Daviess
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Epsom
- Location given for Wells Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7861588 Lon: -87.1077881
- 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 Davies's, 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- Wells 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. |