A visit to the Railsback 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 Railsback Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Railsback Cemetery:
39.6626, -84.8200
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Railsback Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Railsback Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies just to the west southwest of the Railsback Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Railsback Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Railsback Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Railsback Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nutter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Sering Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Drook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keiffer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Keiffer Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiffer Cemetery
- Kingrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kingrey Cemetery is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingrey Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Sugar Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sugar Valley Cemetery is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- West Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- College Corner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The College Corner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Corner Cemetery
- The College Corner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Methdist Episcopal Cemetery
- Ridenour Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84677 <5>
- John Ramsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The John Ramsey Cemetery is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ramsey Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Muttonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Muttonville Cemetery is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttonville Cemetery
- Gard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gard Cemetery is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gard Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Glen Haven Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
- Beechwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Beechwood Cemetery is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Cemetery
- The Beechwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Covanentor Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39817 <5>
- Lowes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lowes Cemetery is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes Cemetery
- Poyner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Poyner Cemetery is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyner Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Railsback Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Railsback Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goodwins Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corvin is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West College Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- College Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morning Sun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Sun is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Lake Lakengren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Billingsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Billingsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Contreras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Contreras is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Contreras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Contreras is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Camden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Abington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Yankee Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Bath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Somerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Springersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Spring Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- New Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Elkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 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 Railsback Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Railsback Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Camden
- Eaton
- Eaton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Railsback Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eaton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
- Liberty
- Richmond
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Railsback Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Railsback Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #441740 (Railsback Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #441740 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 322 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairhaven
- Location given for Railsback Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6625503 Lon: -84.8199573
- 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 Union, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Railsback 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. |