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A visit to the Bright 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 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)<1>

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

Lat:   40.0637°   (40° 3' 49")

Lon:   -84.0816°   (-84° 4' 53")

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

The county seat for Miami County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the west of the Bright Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Bright Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lewis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Miami County
  • Meek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Meek Cemetery is located in Miami County
  • Sodom Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sodom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sodom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sodom Cemetery is located in Miami County
  • Youtsey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Youtsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Youtsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Youtsey Cemetery is located in Miami County
  • Lost Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Miami County
  • Casstown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnston Cemetery is located in Miami County
  • Sills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sills Cemetery is located in Champaign County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Champaign County
  • Upper Honey Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Honey Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Honey Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Upper Honey Creek Cemetery is located in Champaign County
  • Huddleston - Sills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huddleston - Sills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huddleston - Sills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Huddleston - Sills Cemetery is located in Champaign County
  • Knoop Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knoop Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knoop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knoop Cemetery is located in Miami County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Long Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Honey Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honey Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honey Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Honey Creek Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Helvie Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helvie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helvie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Helvie Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Fletcher Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fletcher Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery is located in Miami County
    • Staunton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staunton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staunton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Staunton Cemetery is located in Miami County
    • Saunders Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saunders Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saunders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Saunders Cemetery is located in Miami County
    • Kyle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kyle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kyle Cemetery is located in Miami County
    • McKendree Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKendree Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKendree Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McKendree Chapel Cemetery is located in Miami County
    • Beech Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Clark County

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 Bright Cemetery.

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

  • Casstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casstown
    • Casstown is located in Miami County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casstown <6>
  • Alcony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
    • Alcony is located in Miami County
  • Christiansburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christiansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
    • Christiansburg is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <6>
  • Fletcher
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
    • Fletcher is located in Miami County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Lena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Lena is located in Miami County
  • Conover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
    • Conover is located in Miami County
  • Troy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Miami County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,473 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
  • Dodo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dodo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
    • Dodo is located in Clark County
  • Dialton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
    • Dialton is located in Clark County
  • Saint Paris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tipp City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipp City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipp City
    • Tipp City is located in Miami County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,166 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipp City <6>
  • New Carlisle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carlisle
    • New Carlisle is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,559 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carlisle <6>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • North Hampton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
      • North Hampton is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Millerstown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
      • Millerstown is located in Champaign County
    • Piqua
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ginghamsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ginghamsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
      • Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
    • Lawrenceville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
      • Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
    • Carysville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
      • Carysville is located in Champaign County
    • Kessler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kessler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
      • Kessler is located in Miami County
    • Tadmor ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tadmor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
      • Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
    • Park Layne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Layne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
      • Park Layne is located in Clark County
    • Crystal Lakes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
      • Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
    • Donnelsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
      • Donnelsville is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Lockington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
      • Lockington is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Tremont City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Westville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
      • Westville is located in Champaign County
    • Pleasant Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Bright Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Miami County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Bright Cemetery:

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 #1038312  (Bright Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1038312 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: Christiansburg
    • County: Miami         Elev: 317
    • Location given for GNIS #1038312 (Bright Cemetery)

The official website for Miami County: www.co.miami.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 Miami, 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 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: 40.0637, Longitude: -84.0816       In this case, the coordinates for the Bright 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>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.
<7>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.




 

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