A visit to the Boston 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 Boston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boston Cemetery:
39.8890, -81.2004
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boston Cemetery is located in Belmont County<2>.
The county seat for Belmont County is located in Saint Clairsville. Saint Clairsville lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northeast of the Boston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Boston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sloan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Neptune Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Mary Catholic Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Batesville.
- The St. Mary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beaver Cemetery
- Beaver Valley Catholic Cemetery
- Roman Catholic Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988386 <5>
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- St. Johns RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns RC Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns RC Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Somerton Southern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Old Northern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Northern Cemetery is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Northern Cemetery
- Olde Batesville Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Olde Batesville Lutheran Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Batesville Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olde Batesville Lutheran Cemetery is located in Batesville.
- Olde Batesville Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Olde Batesville Methodist Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Batesville Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olde Batesville Methodist Cemetery is located in Batesville.
- Beaver Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Calais Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Calais Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calais Cemetery
- Free Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Free Burial Ground is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Burial Ground
- Miltonsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Miltonsburg Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg Cemetery
- Schell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Schell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell Cemetery
- Block Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Block Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block Cemetery
- Varner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Varner Cemetery is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner Cemetery
- Cold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cold Cemetery is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cold Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Barnesville.
- The Cold Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cold Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Union Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40344 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Aaron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Aaron Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron Cemetery
- Brister Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brister Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brister Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The German Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Ridge Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Boston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Miltonsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Batesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Jerusalem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Ozark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Barnesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quaker City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Hunter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Summerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Woodsfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beallsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Salesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kennonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mud Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Whigville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Coats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Mount Ephraim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Bethesda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Fairview has also been known as:
- Fairview village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <6>
- Stafford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Edwina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Mount Carrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Gibson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
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 Boston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Belmont County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boston 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 first turn to 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 Boston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Belmont 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 Boston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1699350 (Boston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1699350 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: Belmont
- Est. Elev: 390 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barnesville
- Location given for Boston Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8889602 Lon: -81.2003872
- 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 Belmont, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boston 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. |