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A visit to the Bright Cemetery ...


The location of the Bright Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Bright Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bright Cemetery

Lat:   39.8320°   (39° 49' 55")

Lon:   -82.6732°   (-82° 40' 23")

The Bright Cemetery is located in Fairfield County<2>.

The county seat for Fairfield County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies just to the south southeast of the Bright Cemetery .

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 Bright Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Ohio:
  • Pages specific to Fairfield County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Bright Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bright Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bright Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Carroll
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Baltimore
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
      • Baltimore is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <4>
    • Jefferson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
    • Pickerington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Thurston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
      • Thurston is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
    • Lithopolis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lithopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithopolis
      • Lithopolis is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lithopolis <4>
    • Canal Winchester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Winchester
      • Canal Winchester is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Winchester <4>
    • Lancaster
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasantville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
      • Pleasantville is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <4>
    • Millersport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersport
      • Millersport is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersport <4>
    • Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarhe Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
      • Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
    • Kirkersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
      • Kirkersville is located in Licking County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Delmont ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
        • Delmont is located in Fairfield County
      • Brice
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pataskala
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pataskala have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataskala
        • Pataskala is located in Licking County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,010 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pataskala <4>
      • Fairfield Beach
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
        • Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
      • Reynoldsburg
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Blacklick Estates
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick Estates
        • Blacklick Estates is located in Franklin County
      • Groveport
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveport
        • Groveport is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveport <4>
      • Cedar Hill
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
        • Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
      • Summit Station
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
        • Summit Station is located in Licking County
        • Summit Station has also been known as:
        • Summit
      • West Rushville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
        • West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
      • Buckeye Lake
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Lake
        • Buckeye Lake is located in Licking County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,893 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye Lake <4>
      • Outville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
        • Outville is located in Licking County
      • Hibernia ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hibernia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
        • Hibernia is located in Franklin County
      • Truro ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
        • Truro is located in Franklin County
      • Edgewater Park
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
        • Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County

    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 Bright Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fairfield County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Bright Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Fairchild Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairchild Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairchild Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairchild Cemetery
    • Poplar Creek Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poplar Creek Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Creek Cemetery
    • New Basil Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Basil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Basil Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Basil Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Carroll Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carroll Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Cemetery
    • Baugher Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baugher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baugher Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baugher Cemetery
    • Old Basil Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Basil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Basil Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Basil Cemetery
    • Shelley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shelley Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelley Cemetery
    • Bickel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bickel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bickel Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bickel Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Jobs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jobs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jobs Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jobs Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Hoshor Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoshor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hoshor Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoshor Cemetery
      • Betzer Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Betzer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Betzer Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Betzer Cemetery
      • Old Betzer Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Betzer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Betzer Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Betzer Cemetery
      • Dumontsville Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dumontsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dumontsville Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dumontsville Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Heistand Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heistand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Heistand Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heistand Cemetery
      • Baltimore Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baltimore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Baltimore Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baltimore Cemetery
      • Geohegan Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geohegan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Geohegan Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geohegan Cemetery
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery

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

    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 Bright Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1806799  (Bright Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1806799 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: Carroll
      • County: Fairfield         Elev: 250
      • Location given for GNIS #1806799 (Bright Cemetery)

    The official website for Fairfield County: www.co.fairfield.oh.us/

    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 Fairfield, 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 things 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 Bright Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8320, Longitude: -82.6732       In this case, the coordinates for the Bright Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.




 

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