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. 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 Bright Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bright Cemetery:
40.0637, -84.0816
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Meek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Meek Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek Cemetery
- Sodom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sodom Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom Cemetery
- Youtsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Youtsey Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youtsey Cemetery
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- Casstown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Sills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sills Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sills Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Upper Honey Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Huddleston - Sills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Knoop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Knoop Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoop Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Honey Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Honey Creek Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek Cemetery
- Helvie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Helvie Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvie Cemetery
- Fletcher Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Staunton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Staunton Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton Cemetery
- Saunders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Saunders Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Cemetery
- Kyle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kyle Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle Cemetery
- McKendree Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove 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 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)
- Alcony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Christiansburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fletcher
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Lena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Conover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dodo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Dialton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Saint Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tipp City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Carlisle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Millerstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Piqua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ginghamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Lawrenceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Carysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Kessler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Park Layne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Crystal Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Donnelsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Lockington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- 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)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- 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.
- New Carlisle
- Piqua
- Saint Paris
- Tipp City
- Troy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Miami 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 Bright Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1038312 (Bright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1038312 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: Miami
- Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Christiansburg
- Location given for Bright Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0636668 Lon: -84.0816057
- 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 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 '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- Bright 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. |