A visit to the Coil 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 Coil Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Coil Cemetery:
40.6939, -84.5444
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Coil Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Coil Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Celina. Celina lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Coil Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Coil Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Coil Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Coil Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Palmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Coil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Coil Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coil Cemetery
- Mendon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mendon Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Cemetery
- Fryer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Fryer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryer Cemetery
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tomlinson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tomlinson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Rockford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43755 <5>
- Frisinger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Frisinger Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisinger Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Sherer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sherer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherer Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Roebuck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Roebuck Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck Cemetery
- Mercer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mercer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Cemetery
- Hussey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hussey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hussey Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Shindeldecker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roebuck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Roebuck Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck Cemetery
- Hamilton Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Otterbein Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Hankin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hankin Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hankin Cemetery
- Goodwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Coil Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Coil Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mendon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Elgin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Tama
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Rockford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Monticello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Ohio City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Converse Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Converse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Venedocia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Abanaka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Celina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spencerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glenmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Schumm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Southworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Landeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Middle Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Van Wert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Scudder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Saint Marys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Conant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Willshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wabash
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Montezuma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Delphos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wren
(14 miles [22.5 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 Coil 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 Coil Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Delphos
- Mendon
- Ohio City
- Saint Marys
- Spencerville
- Van Wert
- 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 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 Coil 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 Coil Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1039233 (Coil Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1039233 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: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mendon
- Location given for Coil Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6939366 Lon: -84.5444002
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coil 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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