A visit to the Breakneck 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 Breakneck Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Breakneck Cemetery:
41.1531, -81.3296
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Breakneck Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Breakneck Cemetery is located in Portage County<2>.
The county seat for Portage County is located in Ravenna. Ravenna lies just to the east of the Breakneck Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Breakneck 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 Breakneck Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Breakneck Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Standing Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stow Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stow Street Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow Street Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Restland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Restland Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Cackler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cackler Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cackler Cemetery
- Westlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlawn Cemetery
- Thorndyke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Thorndyke Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndyke Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Streetsboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Streetsboro Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streetsboro Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Washburn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Lawn Cemetery is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lawn Cemetery
- Stow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Tallmadge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Tallmadge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Dyke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The North Dyke Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dyke Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Homeland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Homeland Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Breakneck Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Breakneck Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brady Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Kent
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brimfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Pine Gate Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Ravenna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Doolittles Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Rootstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Munroe Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tallmadge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Streetsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Silver Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Mogadore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Augerburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Evergreen Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Cuyahoga Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Suffield Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- East Akron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Lakemore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Mishler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Mantua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Breakneck Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Portage County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Breakneck Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cuyahoga Falls
- Hudson
- Kent
- Mantua
- Ravenna
- Stow
- Stow lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Breakneck Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stow.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
- Streetsboro
- Tallmadge
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Breakneck Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Portage 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 Breakneck Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1038273 (Breakneck Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1038273 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: Portage
- Est. Elev: 338 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kent
- Location given for Breakneck Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.153112 Lon: -81.3295513
- 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 Portage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Breakneck 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. |