A visit to the Wigal 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 Wigal Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wigal Cemetery:
38.8142, -84.8588
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wigal Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wigal Cemetery is located in Switzerland County<2>.
The county seat for Switzerland County is located in Vevay. Vevay lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Wigal Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Wigal Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wigal Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- McNutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McNutt Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Gallatin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Eastview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Eastview Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview Cemetery
- Jack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jack Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Gallatin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Mead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mead Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Cemetery
- Bark Works Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bark Works Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Works Cemetery
- Stahl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stahl Cemetery is located in Gallatin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stahl Cemetery
- Grimsley Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Grimsley Family Cemetery is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimsley Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grimsley Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Beaverlick (KY).
- The Grimsley Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grimsley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2298554 <5>
- Grant Brothers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Grant Brothers Cemetery is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Brothers Cemetery
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- Hamblin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hamblin Cemetery is located in Gallatin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamblin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hamblin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Warsaw (KY).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2608433 <5>
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Gallatin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ellis Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Glencoe (KY).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278985 <5>
- Crouch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Crouch Cemetery is located in Gallatin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crouch Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Glencoe (KY).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167757 <5>
- Dawley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dawley Cemetery is located in Gallatin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawley Cemetery
- Hance Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hance Cemetery is located in Gallatin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hance Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Verona (KY).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2586562 <5>
- South Fork Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The South Fork Church Cemetery is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Church Cemetery
- The South Fork Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Fork Cemetery
- South Fork Christian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239082 <5>
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Alphin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Alphin Cemetery is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wigal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wigal Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Warsaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Patriot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Searcy Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Searcy Crossroads is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Crossroads
- Antioch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Glencoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ryle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ryle is located in Gallatin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryle
- Hume
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hume is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Big Bone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bone is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bone
- Eagle Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Hill is located in Owen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
- Elliston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elliston is located in Grant County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rabbit Hash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Hash is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hash
- Former name for Rabbit Hash:
- Carlton
- East Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Enterprise is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Enterprise
- Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zion Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Station is located in Grant County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Station
- Beaverlick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaverlick is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlick
- Rising Sun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Allensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Carson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carson is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Poplar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Owen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Verona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Sanders
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bromley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bromley is located in Owen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
- Jericho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Grant County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Mount Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Grant County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Hueys Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hueys Corners is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueys Corners
- McVille
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McVille is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Belleview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Mount Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Sterling is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
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 Wigal Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Switzerland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wigal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful 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 Wigal Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Switzerland 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 Wigal Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #446006 (Wigal Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #446006 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: Switzerland
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Patriot
- Location given for Wigal Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8142295 Lon: -84.8588372
- 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 Switzerland, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wigal 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. |
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