A visit to the Balyeat 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 Balyeat Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Balyeat Cemetery:
40.8550, -84.6902
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Balyeat Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Balyeat Cemetery is located in Van Wert County<2>.
The county seat for Van Wert County is located in Van Wert. Van Wert lies just to the east of the Balyeat Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Balyeat Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Balyeat Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Balyeat Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Convoy.
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- Klien Cemetery
- St. Johns German Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43109 <5>
- Redeemer Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evangelical Protestant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dix Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix Cemetery
- German Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The German Reformed Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Reformed Cemetery
- The German Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Cemetery
- Wittung Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Woodland Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Woodland Union Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Union Cemetery
- The Woodland Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #340975 <5>
- Sugar Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sugar Ridge Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge Cemetery
- Township Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Township Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
- Kings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kings Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
- Wren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wren Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
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- Greenbriar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Cemetery
- Metzer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Metzer Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzer Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Clark Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Chapel Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Chapel Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Schumm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980950 <5>
- Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Ridge Slater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ridge Slater Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Slater Cemetery
- The Ridge Slater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Slater Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183792 <5>
- Wallick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wallick Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallick 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 Balyeat Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Balyeat Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Convoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glenmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Wren
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Van Wert
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Abanaka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Schumm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Ohio City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dixon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Pleasant Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Batson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Batson is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Rockford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hoaglin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Tipton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tipton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- McGill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McGill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Middle Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Haviland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haviland is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Monroeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Venedocia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Folmer is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folmer
- Mercer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
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 Balyeat Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Wert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Balyeat Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Convoy
- Decatur
- Monroeville
- Ohio City
- Van Wert
- Willshire
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 helpful 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 Balyeat Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Van Wert 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 Balyeat Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1037607 (Balyeat Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1037607 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: Van Wert
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glenmore
- Location given for Balyeat Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8550481 Lon: -84.690237
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Van Wert, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Balyeat 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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