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A visit to the Briar Hill 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 Briar Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Briar Hill Cemetery:

41.4906, -81.3421

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Briar Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Briar Hill Cemetery is located in Geauga County<2>.

The county seat for Geauga County is located in Chardon. Chardon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Briar Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Briar Hill 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 Briar Hill Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Briar Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Chester Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Old Settlers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
  • Matthew Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Matthew Cemetery is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthew Cemetery
  • Chester Twp.Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Chester Twp.Cemetery is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Twp.Cemetery
  • Hogsback Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hogsback Cemetery is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsback Cemetery
  • Grove Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Cemetery
  • South Russell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The South Russell Cemetery is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell Cemetery
  • Munn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chesterland Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Chesterland Memorial Park is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterland Memorial Park
    • The Chesterland Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • B'nal Jershurun Cemetery
    • Chesterland Cemetery
    • Temple On The Heights Cemetery
  • Rolling Green Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Knollwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Acacia Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Acacia Memorial Park is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acacia Memorial Park
    • The Acacia Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Acacia Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Acacia Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39597 <5>
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    • Orange Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Orange Hill Cemetery is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Hill Cemetery
    • Kinsman Road Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Kinsman Road Cemetery is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman Road Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Evergreen Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40758 <5>
    • Vincent Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Vincent Cemetery is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
    • Morton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Morton Cemetery is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
    • Newbury Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Fowlers Mills Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fowlers Mills Cemetery is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Mills Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Briar Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Briar Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Chesterland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hunting Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Yates Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
  • Chagrin Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • South Russell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • South Russell is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
  • Gates Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Moreland Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bentleyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Pecks Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
  • Mayfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayfield Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pepper Pike
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Woodmere
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Orange
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bainbridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Kirtland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lyndhurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • North Solon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
    • Waite Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Waite Hill is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
    • Solon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,660 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <6>
    • Willoughby Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Beachwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Warrensville Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Highland Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Highland Hills is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
    • Warrensville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Warrensville is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
    • Auburn Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
    • Aquilla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Aquilla is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Chardon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Richmond Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • South Euclid
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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 Briar Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Geauga County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Briar Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Briar Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Ohio:
  • Pages specific to Geauga 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 Briar Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1963329  (Briar Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1963329 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: Geauga
      • Est. Elev: 324 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: South Russell
      • Location given for Briar Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.4906079     Lon: -81.3420545
      • 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 Geauga, 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 from Point A (ie- Briar Hill 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.