A visit to the Ferguson 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 Ferguson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ferguson Cemetery:
39.3034, -82.2974
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Athens County<2>.
The county seat for Athens County is located in Athens. Athens lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Ferguson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Ferguson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ferguson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Bethel Holiness Mission Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Howson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Howson Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howson Cemetery
- Hewett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hewett Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett Cemetery
- Judd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Judd Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd Cemetery
- Keeton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Keeton Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeton Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Trap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Quail Trap Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Trap Cemetery
- Marshfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Marshfield Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Cemetery
- Hewitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Fee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fee Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fee Cemetery
- St. Sylvester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Putnam Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harkins Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bolin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bolin Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolin Cemetery
- Weaver Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Town House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Town House Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House Cemetery
- Minear Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Minear Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minear Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes 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 Ferguson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ferguson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Mineral
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Hope ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Zaleski
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Carbondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vales Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- The Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McArthur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Dundas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Oreton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Union Furnace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Point Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Armitage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Chauncey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Nelsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Buchtel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Bessemer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Candy Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
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 Ferguson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Athens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ferguson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Athens
- McArthur
- Nelsonville
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 Ferguson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Athens 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 Ferguson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1040419 (Ferguson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1040419 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: Athens
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mineral
- Location given for Ferguson Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3034047 Lon: -82.2973727
- 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 Athens, 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- Ferguson 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |