A visit to the Bechel 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 Bechel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bechel Cemetery:
41.1428, -83.6302
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bechel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bechel Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Findlay. Findlay lies just to the south of the Bechel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bechel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Bechel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bechel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Radar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Radar Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radar Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Maple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Hough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hough Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hough Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hamlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hamlin Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Cemetery
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Knollcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Knollcrest Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollcrest Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cygnet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cygnet Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cygnet Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Hedges Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Arcadia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Arcadia Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Cemetery
- Ark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ark Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark Cemetery
- Fayler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fayler Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayler Cemetery
- Hancock County Infirmary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- The Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
- Maple Lawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41968 <5>
- St. Michael Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- The St. Michaels Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43207 <5>
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 Bechel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bechel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Van Buren
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bairdstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- North Baltimore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Findlay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hammansburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Cygnet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jerry City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- McComb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hoytville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- West Millgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Millgrove is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- West Independence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Six Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Fostoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hancock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Benton Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Portage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Vanlue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Alvada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- Risingsun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Risingsun is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingsun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
- Risingsun has also been known as:
- Risingsun village
- Wayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Bechel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bechel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arcadia
- Bloomdale
- Cygnet
- Findlay
- Fostoria
- McComb
- North Baltimore
- Risingsun
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 Bechel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Bechel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1037776 (Bechel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1037776 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 236 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: North Baltimore
- Location given for Bechel Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1428306 Lon: -83.6302097
- 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 Hancock, 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- Bechel 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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