A visit to the Bishop 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 Bishop Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bishop Cemetery:
40.9434, -83.6602
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bishop Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bishop Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Findlay. Findlay lies just to the north of the Bishop Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bishop Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bishop Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bishop Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Arlington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Hartman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- Frontiers Repose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Castor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Castor Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Krout Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Krout Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krout Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
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- Elm Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Aurand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Aurand Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurand Cemetery
- Earlywine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Earlywine Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlywine Cemetery
- Mt. Blanchard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siddall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Siddall Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddall Cemetery
- Van Horn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alspach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Alspach Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspach 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 Bishop Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bishop Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jenera
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Mount Blanchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Findlay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Williamstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- New Stark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Benton Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Mount Cory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Vanlue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Dunkirk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Dola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wharton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Bluffton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- McComb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Van Buren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McVitty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Carey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Gilboa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
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 Bishop 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 Bishop Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ada
- Ada lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Bishop Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Arcadia
- Bluffton
- Dunkirk
- Findlay
- Forest
- Gilboa
- McComb
- Mount Blanchard
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Bishop 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 Bishop Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1038060 (Bishop Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1038060 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: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arlington
- Location given for Bishop Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9433869 Lon: -83.6602098
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bishop 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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