A visit to the Davis 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 Davis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Davis Cemetery:
39.6334, -84.5975
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Davis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Davis Cemetery is located in Preble County<2>.
The county seat for Preble County is located in Eaton. Eaton lies just to the north northwest of the Davis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Davis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kirven - Pottenger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Fairmount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- Camp Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Camp Run Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Run Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Fairmound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairmound Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmound Cemetery
- Fair View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fair View Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Eikenberry - Wheatville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Lowes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lowes Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- The Campbell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Halderman Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2407957 <5>
- Poyner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Poyner Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyner Cemetery
- Muttonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Muttonville Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttonville Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Somerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- Twin Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Twin Valley Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley Cemetery
- Clemmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clemmer Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemmer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clemmer Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of West Alexandria and Gratis. The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of West Alexandria.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402284 <5>
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] of the Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Camden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Elkton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gratis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Somerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lakengren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Morning Sun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morning Sun is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Ingomar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Eaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jacksonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Astoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- West Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Farmersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miltonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Poast Town Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Kreitzer Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- West College Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- College Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poast Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Germantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Goodwins Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
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 Davis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Preble County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden
- Eaton
- Farmersville
- Germantown
- West Alexandria
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 Davis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Preble 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 Davis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1961420 (Davis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1961420 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: Preble
- Est. Elev: 283 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Alexandria
- Location given for Davis Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6333868 Lon: -84.5974507
- 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 Preble, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Davis 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of West Alexandria and Gratis. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |