A visit to the Wright 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 Wright Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wright Cemetery:
41.5620, -85.1891
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wright Cemetery is located in Steuben County<2>.
The county seat for Steuben County is located in Angola. Angola lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Wright Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wright Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Wright Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Lake Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lake Bethel Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bethel Cemetery
- Weston Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollister Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hollister Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Block Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Springfield United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brushy Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brushy Chapel Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Chapel Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- South Milford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Milford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Perseverance Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Perseverance Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perseverance Cemetery
- Circle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Circle Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle Cemetery
- Tamarack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tamarack Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fairfield Center.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1714855 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Woodruff Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85646 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gravel Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Stroh
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- South Milford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Brushy Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Wakeville Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Ashley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kendallville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Wolcottville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Corunna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mongo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Rome City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valentine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Angola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brimfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Avilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Russels Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- LaGrange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
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 Wright Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Steuben County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Angola
- Ashley
- Avilla
- Corunna
- Kendallville
- LaGrange
- South Milford
- Waterloo
- Wolcottville
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 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 Wright Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Steuben 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 Wright Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #446337 (Wright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #446337 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: Steuben
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stroh
- Location given for Wright Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5619945 Lon: -85.189139
- 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 Steuben, 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- Wright 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. |