A visit to the Zoar 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 Zoar Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zoar Cemetery:
37.9662, -87.0625
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zoar Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zoar Cemetery is located in Spencer County<2>.
The county seat for Spencer County is located in Rockport. Rockport lies just to the south of the Zoar Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zoar Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Zoar Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zoar Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hackleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hackleman Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman Cemetery
- Stateler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Stateler Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateler Cemetery
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Whitehouse Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Cemetery
- Kerr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kerr Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Cemetery
- Pinkston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pinkston Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkston Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gwaltney Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beasley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- St. Martins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Beasley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Reo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960632 <5>
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- Old Sergeant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Old Sergeant Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sergeant Cemetery
- Meeks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Meeks Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Cemetery
- Bender Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bender Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Hesson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hesson Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesson 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 Zoar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zoar Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rock Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Chrisney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Richland City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Reo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reo is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maceo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Tennyson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lewisport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eames
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kercheval
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Hatfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Pigeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Yelvington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- De Gonia Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Eureka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Clay City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Rockport Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Gentryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lamar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Folsomville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Boonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Zoar Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Spencer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zoar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boonville
- Chrisney
- Rockport
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 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 Zoar Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Spencer 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 Zoar Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #446488 (Zoar Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #446488 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: Spencer
- Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockport
- Location given for Zoar Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9661612 Lon: -87.0624975
- 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 Spencer, 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- Zoar 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. |