A visit to the Black River 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 Black River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Black River Cemetery:
41.0853, -82.0632
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Black River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Black River Cemetery is located in Medina County<2>.
The county seat for Medina County is located in Medina. Medina lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Black River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Black River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Black River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Black River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pawnee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pawnee Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Cemetery
- Homer Reformed Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Homer Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Reformed Church Cemetery
- The Homer Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Homerville Reformed Cemetery
- East Homerville Reformed Church Cemetery
- Chatham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Chatham Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Homer Lutheran Cemetery
- New Horizons Church Cemetery
- Vanderhoef Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Vanderhoef Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoef Cemetery
- Voorhees Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Voorhees Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhees Cemetery
- Munson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Munson Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson Cemetery
- Old Lodi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Lodi Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lodi Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Lafayette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- Waltz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Waltz Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltz Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Penfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Penfield Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- The Maple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marle Hill Cemetery
- Repp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Repp Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Repp Cemetery
- Friendsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendsville Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Litchfield Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hubler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Burbank Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank Cemetery
- Old Westfield Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Black River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Black River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pawnee
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- River Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Risley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Spencer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Homer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Lodi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friendsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Litchfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burbank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- West Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aukerman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gloria Glens Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Chippewa Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <6>
- Huntington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Albion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Pheasant Run Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Wellington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lagrange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Congress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Creston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Abbeyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
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 Black River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Medina County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Black River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Litchfield
- Lodi
- Lodi lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Black River Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lodi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Medina
- Seville
- Wellington
- West Salem
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 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 Black River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Medina 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 Black River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1963480 (Black River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1963480 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: Medina
- Est. Elev: 266 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lodi
- Location given for Black River Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0853328 Lon: -82.063204
- 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 Medina, 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 from Point A (ie- Black River 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |