A visit to the Yellow Creek 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 Yellow Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Yellow Creek Cemetery:
41.1714, -86.0928
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Yellow Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Fulton County<2>.
The county seat for Fulton County is located in Rochester. Rochester lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Yellow Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Yellow Creek Cemetery.
Establishment of the Yellow Creek Cemetery ...
The Yellow Creek Cemetery was established in 1851.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Yellow Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Yellow Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sycamore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
- Tippecanoe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tippecanoe Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippecanoe Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tippecanoe Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Tippecanoe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2288036 <5>
- Hamlett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hamlett Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlett Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- McGrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McGrew Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrew Cemetery
- Reister Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Reister Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reister Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Hamman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hamman Cemetery is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamman Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Parks Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Athens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Richland Center Citizen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Richland Center Citizen Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center Citizen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Richland Center Citizen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Rochester.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188990 <5>
- IOOF Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Citizens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Citizens Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citizens Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Germantown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Germantown Cemetery is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Yellow Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Yellow Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tippecanoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mentone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Tip Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
- Sevastopol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sevastopol is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevastopol
- Burket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burket is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Beaver Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Etna Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Atwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Bourbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Akron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Argos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clunette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
- Macy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gilead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gilead is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Disko
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Winona Lake
(14 miles [22.5 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 Yellow Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fulton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Yellow Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Akron
- Akron lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Yellow Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Akron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Argos
- Argos lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Yellow Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Argos.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argos
- Bourbon
- Fulton
- Fulton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Yellow Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fulton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Leesburg
- Macy
- Macy lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Yellow Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macy
- Mentone
- Plymouth
- Rochester
- Silver Lake
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Yellow Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Fulton 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 Yellow Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #446380 (Yellow Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #446380 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: Fulton
- Est. Elev: 242 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mentone
- Location given for Yellow Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1714324 Lon: -86.0927757
- 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 Fulton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yellow Creek 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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