A visit to the Central 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 Central Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Central Cemetery:
40.0951, -82.9038
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Central Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Central Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Central Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Central Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Central Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Central Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The West Pioneer Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pioneer Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Olde Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Olde Methodist Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Methodist Cemetery
- The Olde Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lincoln Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161473 <5>
- Otterbein Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tussic Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tussig Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tussig Road Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tussig Road Cemetery
- Northlawn Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Peace Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dague Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dague Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fancher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Worthington Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McKendree Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mifflin Twp. Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin Twp. Cemetery
- The Mifflin Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mifflin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42126 <5>
- New Albany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Albany Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Harlem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Central Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Central Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Huber Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Huber Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Ridge
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pinhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Central College ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Blendon Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blendon Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Corner
- Blendon Corner has also been known as:
- Blendon Four Corners
- Blendon
- Gould Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gould Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Park
- Minerva Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Westerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
- Gahanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Harlem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Flint ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Evanston ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Evanston has also been known as:
- North Broadway
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Wonderland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wonderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
- Africa ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Snipetown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Snipetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
- Worthington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverlea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverlea is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverlea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Shattucksburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shattucksburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattucksburg
- East Columbus ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Columbus is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Columbus
- East Columbus has also been known as:
- Dakrumm
- Rarigville
- Roseland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roseland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Havens Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Center Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Orange Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
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 Central Cemetery. The following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Central Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gahanna
- Westerville
- Worthington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Central Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Central Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1038950 (Central Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1038950 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 259 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Northeast Columbus
- Location given for Central Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0950635 Lon: -82.9037905
- 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 Franklin, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Central 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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