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:
38.5612, -86.0958
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the north 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 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wright Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Old Blue River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blue River Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Paynter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Paynter Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynter Cemetery
- Coggswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Coggswell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggswell Cemetery
- Becks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Becks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Cemetery
- Stalker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stalker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalker Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Smith - Miller Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Hebron Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hebron Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Poor Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Cemetery
- Blue River Hicksite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kansas Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kansas Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Church Cemetery
- Tash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tash Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tash Cemetery
- Canton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Canton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Cemetery
- Blue River Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Blue River Friends Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River Friends Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue River Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Salem.
- The Blue River Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blue River Orthodox Friends Cemetery
- Blue River Quaker Orthodox Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987469 <5>
- New Philadelphia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Voyles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Voyles Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyles Cemetery
- Rickerd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rickerd Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickerd Cemetery
- McKnight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Franklin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970670 <5>
- Nicholson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
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:
- Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harristown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- New Pekin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- South Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Smedley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Kossuth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Livonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Fredericksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Borden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plattsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Campbellsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Providence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Bartle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- Claysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Hardinsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Saltillo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Bromer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Trotter Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Starlight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Broom Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Little York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Mahan Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Campbellsburg
- Fredericksburg
- Palmyra
- Salem
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wright Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #446339 (Wright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #446339 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 261 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salem
- Location given for Wright Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5611694 Lon: -86.0958106
- 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 Washington, 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- 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. |
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