A visit to the Winters 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 Winters Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Winters Cemetery:
40.4392, -85.1502
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Winters Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Winters Cemetery is located in Jay County<2>.
The county seat for Jay County is located in Portland. Portland lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Winters Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Winters Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Winters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Winters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Claycomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Whiteman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Whiteman Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteman Cemetery
- Whaley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Whaley Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley Cemetery
- Twin Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Maple Lawn Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lawn Cemetery
- Wayman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wayman Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayman Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Stratton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stratton Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Mt. Tablor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Tablor Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tablor Cemetery
- Sager Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sager Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sager Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Personett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Personett Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personett Cemetery
- Buckles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Buckles Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckles Cemetery
- Kinsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Kinsey Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey Cemetery
- Whicker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Whicker Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whicker Cemetery
- West Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The West Grove Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove Cemetery
- Twibell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Twibell Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twibell Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Flesher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Flesher Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flesher Cemetery
- New Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Hearne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hearne Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne Cemetery
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 Winters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Winters Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Ridertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Greene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Pennville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Redkey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Fiat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Collett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Antiville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nottingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Phenix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Montpelier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petroleum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Bluff Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Granville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Ridgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Keystone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
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 Winters 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 Winters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eaton
- Eaton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Winters Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eaton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
- Hartford City
- Millgrove
- Montpelier
- 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 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 Winters 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 Winters Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #446196 (Winters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #446196 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: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pennville
- Location given for Winters Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4392111 Lon: -85.1502481
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winters 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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