A visit to the Willis 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 Willis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willis Cemetery:
38.4434, -87.3289
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willis Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Petersburg. Petersburg lies just to the northeast of the Willis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Willis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blaize Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Blaize Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaize Cemetery
- McGillem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The McGillem Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGillem Cemetery
- Loveless Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Loveless Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Cemetery
- DeJarnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The DeJarnett Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnett Cemetery
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Beck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Fowler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- Weist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Weist Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weist Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
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- Stuckey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stuckey Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey Cemetery
- Indian Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weathers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Weathers Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathers Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Catt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Catt Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catt Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Hedges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hedges Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges Cemetery
- Sugar Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sugar Ridge Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glezen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Oatsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Dongola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Alford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Willis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Oakland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland City Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Winslow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Algiers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Francisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Giro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Giro is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
- Whiteoak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Highbank Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Sandy Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Somerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Decker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Monroe City
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Hazleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Douglas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Otwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Mackey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Spurgeon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Velpen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- White Sulphur Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Willis 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 Willis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Monroe City
- Oakland City
- Otwell
- Petersburg
- Winslow
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Willis 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 Willis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #446093 (Willis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #446093 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: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Petersburg
- Location given for Willis Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4433818 Lon: -87.3289032
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Willis 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. |