A visit to the Block 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 Block Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Block Cemetery:
39.8270, -81.1623
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Block Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Block Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Woodsfield. Woodsfield lies just to the south southeast of the Block Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Block Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Block Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Johns RC Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns RC Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Eggar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Eggar Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggar Cemetery
- Neptune Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sloan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- German Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The German Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- The Bush Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bush Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40115 <5>
- Middle Church German Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hope Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Ridge Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
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- Boston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Buchanon Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Potts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ozark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ozark Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- The Jerusalem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jerusalem UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41609 <5>
- Somerton Southern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Somerton Southern Cemetery is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerton Southern Cemetery
- The Somerton Southern Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Quaker Cemetery
- Somerton City Cemetery
- Southern 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 Block Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Block Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Miltonsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Jerusalem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Ozark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Lewisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Woodsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Coats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Beallsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Edwina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Mount Carrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Batesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Summerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Stafford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Plainview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Hunter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Graysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Laings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Barnesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mud Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Whigville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Antioch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Benwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Quaker City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kennonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Armstrongs Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Bethesda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Salesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ephraim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
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 Block Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Block Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnesville
- Beallsville
- Quaker City
- Woodsfield
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 Block Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Block Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1075404 (Block Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1075404 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 391 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lewisville
- Location given for Block Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8270164 Lon: -81.1623302
- 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 Monroe, 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- Block 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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