A visit to the Willow Grove 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 Willow Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willow Grove Cemetery:
39.9512, -84.9141
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willow Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willow Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies just to the south of the Willow Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willow Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Willow Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willow Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Dover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dover Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Old Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Center Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Center Cemetery
- Old Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Concord Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Concord Cemetery
- Williamsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Williamsburg Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Cemetery
- Woodbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Lynn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Quaker Lynn Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Lynn Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Gilliard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Gilliard Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilliard Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairfield Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Greens Fork.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84959 <5>
- King Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Hoover Bulla Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hoover Bulla Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Bulla Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friendship Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of New Madison (OH).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966730 <5>
- Hollansburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hollansburg Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg Cemetery
- Union Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Chapel Methodist Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Methodist Cemetery
- The Union Chapel Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Chapel Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #571691 <5>
- Greens Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Greens Fork Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Fork Cemetery
- Earlham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Earlham Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Earlham Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84887 <5>
- Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel 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 Willow Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willow Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fountain City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Webster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Whitewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Arba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Williamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Lynn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomingport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Greens Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Hollansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Spartanburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Economy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Snow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- New Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Long
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Rural
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Hagerstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eldorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Savona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Savona is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Nashville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
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 Willow Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willow Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fountain City
- Hagerstown
- Hollansburg
- Lynn
- Lynn lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Willow Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lynn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Modoc
- Modoc lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Willow Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Modoc.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- New Madison
- Richmond
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 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 Willow Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Willow Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #446104 (Willow Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #446104 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 334 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fountain City
- Location given for Willow Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9511583 Lon: -84.9141285
- 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 Wayne, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willow Grove 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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