A visit to the Burge 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 Burge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burge Cemetery:
40.4862, -84.5402
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burge Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Celina. Celina lies just to the north northwest of the Burge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Burge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burntwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Burntwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntwood Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- St. Aloysious Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Sebastian Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Precious Blood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Botkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Botkins Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botkins Cemetery
- Petrie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elizabeth Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Elizabeth Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Coldwater.
- Oldtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oldtown Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown Cemetery
- North Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The North Grove Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Celina.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42434 <5>
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mercer Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mercer Memory Gardens is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Memory Gardens
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cassella Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cassella Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassella Cemetery
- St. Rose Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maria Stein Convent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swamp College Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Henry Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Montezuma
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Celina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chickasaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Henry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wendelin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Earley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- New Bremen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burkettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Osgood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Minster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mercer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- New Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tama
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- New Knoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Wabash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Macedon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Mendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Scudder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Fort Recovery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Laramie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Filburns Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Moulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
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 Burge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Coldwater
- Fort Recovery
- Mendon
- Minster
- New Bremen
- Saint Henry
- Saint Marys
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 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 Burge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Burge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1038527 (Burge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1038527 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Montezuma
- Location given for Burge Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4861578 Lon: -84.5402326
- 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 Mercer, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burge 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. |
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