A visit to the Big Run 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 Big Run Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Run Cemetery:
38.9029, -83.0421
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Run Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Run Cemetery is located in Scioto County<2>.
The county seat for Scioto County is located in Portsmouth. Portsmouth lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Big Run Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Run Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Big Run Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Run Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lauman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lauman Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauman Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Old Lucasville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rhymby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rhymby Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhymby Cemetery
- Rockwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rockwell Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Lute Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Luckett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Luckett Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Howard #2 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Howard #2 Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard #2 Cemetery
- Crabtree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Scioto Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Scioto Burial Park is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Burial Park
- New Scioto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Scioto Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scioto Cemetery
- Scioto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Scioto Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Cemetery
- Russell #2 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Russell #2 Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell #2 Cemetery
- Mt. Zion #3 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion #3 Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion #3 Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Stony Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stony Hill Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill Cemetery
- Harger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Harger Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harger Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big Run Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Run Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lucasville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Wetmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Wakefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Coopersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Arion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Sargents
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Lombardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Shyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Riverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Otway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rosemount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Youngs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- West Portsmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Purdy Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Minford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jasper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Rarden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Portsmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zahn's Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Piketon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- South Portsmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Sciotoville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Greggs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
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 Big Run Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scioto County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Run 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 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 Big Run Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Scioto 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 Big Run Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1038034 (Big Run Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1038034 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: Scioto
- Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wakefield
- Location given for Big Run Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9028508 Lon: -83.0421215
- 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 Scioto, 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- Big Run 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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