A visit to the County Home 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 County Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the County Home Cemetery:
40.2512, -84.1983
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the County Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The County Home Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Sidney. Sidney lies just to the northeast of the County Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the County Home Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the County Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from County Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Cecil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cecil Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Sidney.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41108 <5>
- Carey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carey Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey Cemetery
- Brookside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- Beechwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beechwood Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Cemetery
- Razer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Razer Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razer Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Reformed Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Reformed Cemetery
- Orange Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Old Dunkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Dunkard Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dunkard Cemetery
- Cedar Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Point Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Angel Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Angel Street Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Street Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- The Forest Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Hill Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40902 <5>
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Plattsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Plattsville Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsville Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Medaris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Medaris Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medaris Cemetery
- Staley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Staley Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley Cemetery
- Lenox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lenox Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the County Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from County Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lockington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Sidney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Pasco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Dawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Piqua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Port Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Polo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Anna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Conover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Carysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Filburns Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Fort Laramie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Russia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- West Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maplewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Kettlersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Montra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Minster
(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 County Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The County Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Covington
- Minster
- Piqua
- Piqua lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the County Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Piqua.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua
- Quincy
- Sidney
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 County Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 County Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1039402 (County Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1039402 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 307 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sidney
- Location given for County Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2511606 Lon: -84.198277
- 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 Shelby, 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- County Home 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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