A visit to the Coats 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 Coats Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Coats Cemetery:
40.6900, -84.7466
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Coats Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Coats Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Celina. Celina lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Coats Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Coats Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Coats Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Coats Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Duck Creek Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek Cemetery
- East Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The East Bethel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel Cemetery
- Fountain Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zimerman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Zimerman Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimerman Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Willshire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Willshire Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willshire Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Schumm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980950 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Tricker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tricker Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tricker Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Ridge Slater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ridge Slater Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Slater Cemetery
- The Ridge Slater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Slater Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183792 <5>
- Fletcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Landfair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Landfair Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfair Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Otterbein Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein Cemetery
- Shindeldecker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Coats Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Coats Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Willshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schumm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Rockford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Abanaka
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Glenmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Wren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scudder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Tama
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Pleasant Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Skeels Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Mercer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Ohio City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wabash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Earley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Jay City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jay City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Berne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Trinity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Coppess Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Geneva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Celina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Coats 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 Coats Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berne
- Celina
- Decatur
- Mendon
- Ohio City
- Willshire
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 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 Coats 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 Coats Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1039211 (Coats Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1039211 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: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockford
- Location given for Coats Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6900472 Lon: -84.7466284
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coats 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. |