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A visit to the Africa Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Africa Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Africa Cemetery (FG ID #39606)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Africa Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Africa Cemetery

Lat:   40.2057°   (40° 12' 20")

Lon:   -82.9849°   (-82° 59' 5")

The cemetery is located in Delaware County<3>.

As an estimate, the Africa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Africa.

The county seat for Delaware County is located in Delaware. Delaware lies just to the northwest of the Africa Cemetery .

Name Variations for Africa Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Africa Cemetery has also been known as:

  • East Orange Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Africa Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Africa Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Africa Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Africa Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rust Corners ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lewis Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Stewards Corners ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Williamsville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange Station ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Africa ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Africa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Africa is located in Delaware County
    • Africa has also been known as:
    • East Orange
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Africa
    • From the Africa Cemetery to Africa
  • Gregory ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gregory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Gregory is located in Delaware County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gregory
    • From the Africa Cemetery to Gregory
  • Liberty Church ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • West Berlin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Victory Camp ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
    • Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
  • Houcks ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Houcks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
    • Houcks is located in Knox County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Houcks
    • From the Africa Cemetery to Houcks
  • Rome ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Delaware County
    • Rome has also been known as:
    • Rome Corners
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rome
    • From the Africa Cemetery to Rome
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Alum Creek ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Carpenters Mill ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Powell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flint. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Flint is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Flint
      • From the Africa Cemetery to Flint
    • Berlin ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berlin
      • From the Africa Cemetery to Berlin
    • Jones ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jones. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
      • Jones is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jones
      • From the Africa Cemetery to Jones
    • Galena
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <7>
    • Berkshire
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stratford-on-Olentangy ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stratford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hyatts
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Westerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
      • Westerville is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <7>
    • Maxtown ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maxtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
      • Maxtown is located in Delaware County
      • Maxtown has also been known as:
      • Maxwell Corners
      • Maxwell
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maxtown
      • From the Africa Cemetery to Maxtown
    • Bowetown ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowetown
      • Bowetown is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bowetown
      • From the Africa Cemetery to Bowetown

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 Africa Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Delaware County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Africa Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Africa Cemetery:

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 Africa Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1037325  (Africa Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1037325 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Galena
    • County: Delaware         Elev: 262
    • Location given for GNIS #1037325 (Africa Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #39606

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Africa Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2057, Longitude: -82.9849    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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