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:
40.6031, -85.3469
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 Wells County<2>.
The county seat for Wells County is located in Bluffton. Bluffton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Wright Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Wright Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Batson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Snow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Red Men Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Red Men Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Men Cemetery
- The Red Men Cemetery has also been known as:
- Redmen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86517 <5>
- Balsley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Balsley Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsley Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cory Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Doyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- Farrville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Farrville Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville Cemetery
- Stoll Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Stoll Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoll Cemetery
- Twibell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Twibell Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twibell Cemetery
- McFarren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McFarren Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarren Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Leffler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Leffler Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leffler Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Bloxsom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bloxsom Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloxsom Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Mossburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mossburg Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossburg Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Montpelier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Farrville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Poneto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Liberty Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Friendly Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Van Buren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Arcana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Plum Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Travisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Renner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Hartford City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fiat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Nottingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Petroleum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Reiffsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Upland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pennville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Majenica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Phenix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Shamrock Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ridertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Bluffton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
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 Wells County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluffton
- Hartford City
- Montpelier
- Upland
- Van Buren
- Warren
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 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 Wells 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 #446336 (Wright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #446336 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: Wells
- Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Montpelier
- Location given for Wright Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6031002 Lon: -85.3469167
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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 Wells, 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. |
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