A visit to the Drum 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 Drum Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Drum Cemetery:
39.7012, -81.1412
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Drum Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Drum Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Woodsfield. Woodsfield lies just to the north northeast of the Drum Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Drum Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Drum Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Drum Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Conners Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dougherty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dougherty Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty Cemetery
- Moose Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Moose Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Ridge Cemetery
- Sloan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sloan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
- The Sloan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149745 <5>
- Graysville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Graysville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville Cemetery
- Beardmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Beardmore Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardmore Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Moffett Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- Barber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Knowlton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Knowlton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton Cemetery
- Graysville Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Hartshorn Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- St. Sylvester RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- McGrary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McGrary Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrary 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 Drum Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Drum Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Edwina
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Plainview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Graysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Woodsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Laings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Mount Carrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Lewisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Benwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Coats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Stafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Ozark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Miltonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Jerusalem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Harriettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Fly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fly is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Beallsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Dalzell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Matamoras
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Sistersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Ward ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Grandview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Friendly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Sardis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Drum Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Drum Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beallsville
- Paden City
- Sistersville
- Woodsfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Drum Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Drum Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1039791 (Drum Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1039791 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Graysville
- Location given for Drum Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7011843 Lon: -81.1412197
- 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 Monroe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Drum 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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