A visit to the Branch 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 Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Branch Cemetery:
40.7551, -81.9826
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Branch Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wooster. Wooster lies just to the northeast of the Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Plain Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Millbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Millbrook Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Rittenhouse Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Moreland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moreland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Wooster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wooster Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wooster Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Wooster.
- The Wooster Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44201 <5>
- Shreve Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shreve Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve Cemetery
- Trinity English Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hermans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hermans Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermans Cemetery
- The Hermans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jacobs German Lutheran Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Rittenhouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rittenhouse Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Cemetery
- The Rittenhouse Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rittenhouse - Troxel Cemetery
- Troxel Cemetery
- Blachleyville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Manley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Manley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley Cemetery
- Franks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Franks Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Cemetery
- Wayne County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Amish Plank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Amish Plank Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Plank Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amish Plank Cemetery is located in Wooster.
- The Amish Plank Cemetery has also been known as:
- Government Cemetery
- Highland Park Cemetery
- Plank Cemetery
- President's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2364997 <5>
- Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- East Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The East Union Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union Cemetery
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 Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Millbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Moreland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Wooster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shreve
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boys Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Devil Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Funk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Apple Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weilersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- New Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Holmesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Smithville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Miley Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Lattasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Rowsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Jeromesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Congress
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Orrville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Redhaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
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 Branch Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fredericksburg
- Orrville
- Shreve
- Wooster
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1038260 (Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1038260 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wooster
- Location given for Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7550571 Lon: -81.982646
- 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 Wayne, 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- Branch 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. |