A visit to the Drake 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 Drake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Drake Cemetery:
40.4778, -83.0796
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Drake Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Drake Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the north northwest of the Drake Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Drake Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Drake Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Drake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Idleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Idleman Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idleman Cemetery
- Augenstein Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Augenstein Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augenstein Cemetery
- Waldo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Rupp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rupp Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupp Cemetery
- Wolfinger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wolfinger Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfinger Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Collmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Collmer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collmer Cemetery
- Klingle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Klingle Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingle Cemetery
- Schweinfurth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Schweinfurth Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schweinfurth Cemetery
- Walls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Walls Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Norton Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Waldo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2226039 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mayfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Berringer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Berringer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Sayler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sayler Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayler Cemetery
- Peak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Peak Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Cemetery
- Windfall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Windfall Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall Cemetery
- Crimm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Crimm Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimm Cemetery
- St. Johns Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Drake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Drake Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waldo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Norton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Troyton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Troyton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
- Inskeep Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Inskeep Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskeep Corners
- Windsor Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Corners
- Newmans
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Meredith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meredith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Shawtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Radnor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coles Mills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coles Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mills
- Green Camp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ashley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Kerr Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Leonardsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Cardington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ruth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Richwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boke's Creek Settlement is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boke's Creek Settlement
- Boke's Creek Settlement has also been known as:
- Boke's Creek
- Paget ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Paget is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paget
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
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 Drake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Drake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Cardington
- Marion
- Prospect
- Richwood
- Waldo
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 Drake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Drake Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1072206 (Drake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1072206 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waldo
- Location given for Drake Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4778378 Lon: -83.0796328
- 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 Marion, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Drake 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. |