A visit to the Boyd Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Boyd Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boyd Cemetery
Lat: 39.2009° (39° 12' 3")
Lon: -83.3846° (-83° 23' 4")
The Boyd Cemetery is located in Highland County<2>.
The county seat for Highland County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Boyd Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Boyd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boyd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hartman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Head Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Head Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Head Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Beavers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beavers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beavers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beavers Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Cynthiana Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cynthiana Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cynthiana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cynthiana Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Curp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curp Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Curp Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Hulitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hulitt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hulitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hulitt Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Pumill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pumill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pumill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pumill Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Pake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pake Cemetery is located in Ross County
- Dwyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dwyer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dwyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dwyer Cemetery is located in Ross County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rocky Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Spring Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rocky Spring Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Dick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dick Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dick Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Zink Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zink Cemetery
- The Zink Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Butters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butters Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Butters Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Bryan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryan Cemetery
- The Bryan Cemetery is located in Pike County
- The Bryan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Redding Cemetery
- Weller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weller Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Weller Cemetery is located in Ross County
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 Boyd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boyd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barretts Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barretts Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Cynthiana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- New Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Newfain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newfain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Spellman Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Bainbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Bainbridge is located in Ross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <6>
- Humboldt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Humboldt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Turkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turkey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Fruitdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Sinking Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- North Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Uniontown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berrysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Elmville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Latham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salem
- South Salem is located in Ross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Salem <6>
- Bridges
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Poplar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Louden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Nipgen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nipgen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- East Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Monroe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Folsom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Bourneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Lattaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Leesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Boyd Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Highland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boyd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bainbridge
- Greenfield
- Hillsboro
- Leesburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Boyd Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Highland County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Boyd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1038238 (Boyd Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1038238 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Rainsboro
- County: Highland Elev: 266
- Location given for GNIS #1038238 (Boyd Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Highland County: www.highland-co.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 Highland, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Boyd Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2009, Longitude: -83.3846 In this case, the coordinates for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |