A visit to the First Universalist 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 First Universalist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the First Universalist Cemetery:
39.9670, -84.7061
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the First Universalist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The First Universalist Cemetery is located in Darke County<2>.
The county seat for Darke County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the First Universalist 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] of the First Universalist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from First Universalist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wilt Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilt Cemetery
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Yankeetown Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown Cemetery
- Otterbein Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein Cemetery
- Foutz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Foutz Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foutz Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Hollansburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hollansburg Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friendship Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of New Madison.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966730 <5>
- Old Castine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Castine Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Castine Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Wayne Lakes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wayne Lakes Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- West Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The West Zion Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Zion Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Hamburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hamburg Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg Cemetery
- Castine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Castine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Castine Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castine Cemetery
- East Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The East Zion Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Zion Cemetery
- West Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The West Branch Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch 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 First Universalist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from First Universalist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Madison
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Savona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Eldorado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Castine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Fort Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Wayne Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Hollansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Whitewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Palestine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nashville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- New Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ithaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Arcanum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Abbottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Long
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Long is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Arba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spartanburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Chester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Euphemia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Pitsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Coletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coletown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Fountain City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 First Universalist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Darke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The First Universalist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arcanum
- Fountain City
- Greenville
- Hollansburg
- New Madison
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 First Universalist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Darke 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 First Universalist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1806161 (First Universalist Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1806161 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: Darke
- Est. Elev: 341 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Madison
- Location given for First Universalist Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9669935 Lon: -84.7060683
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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 Darke, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- First Universalist 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. |