A visit to the Whicker 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 Whicker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whicker Cemetery:
40.4675, -85.0344
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whicker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whicker Cemetery is located in Jay County<2>.
The county seat for Jay County is located in Portland. Portland lies just to the southeast of the Whicker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whicker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Whicker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whicker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kinsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kinsey Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey Cemetery
- Hearne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hearne Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne Cemetery
- Sager Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sager Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sager Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Green Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Park Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park Cemetery
- Jaque Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jaque Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaque Cemetery
- Whiteman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Whiteman Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteman Cemetery
- Whaley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Whaley Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley Cemetery
- Pingrey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pingrey Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pingrey Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Twin Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Maple Lawn Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lawn Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Liber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Liber Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liber Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- West Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The West Grove Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove Cemetery
- Winters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- Claycomb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Claycomb Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claycomb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Claycomb Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Redkey.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84644 <5>
- Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Stratton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stratton Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton Cemetery
- New Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bost Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bost Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bost Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whicker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whicker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Portland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antiville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Blaine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Greene
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Collett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Bryant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bluff Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Phenix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Fiat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ridertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Geneva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Redkey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boundary City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Salamonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Dunkirk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Jay City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jay City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Petroleum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Ridgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Linn Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Millgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- New Pittsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Berne
(13 miles [20.9 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 Whicker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whicker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berne
- Berne lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Whicker Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Millgrove
- Portland
- Redkey
- Ridgeville
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 Whicker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jay 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 Whicker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #445900 (Whicker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #445900 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: Jay
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blaine
- Location given for Whicker Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4675451 Lon: -85.0344133
- 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 Jay, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whicker 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. |