A visit to the Foley 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 Foley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Foley Cemetery:
39.9878, -83.7021
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Foley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Foley Cemetery is located in Clark County<2>.
The county seat for Clark County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the southwest of the Foley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Foley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Foley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Foley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Winn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Winn Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Cemetery
- Moorefield Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Moorefield Chapel Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield Chapel Cemetery
- The Moorefield Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mumper Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Graybill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Graybill Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill Cemetery
- Tuttle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Tuttle Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle Cemetery
- Asbury Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Comer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Comer Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Comer Cemetery
- Yale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Yale Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale Cemetery
- Buck Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Buck Creek Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Childrens Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- St. Raphaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Raphaels Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Raphaels Cemetery
- Titus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Titus Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titus Cemetery
- South Vienna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The South Vienna Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vienna Cemetery
- Bodkin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bodkin Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodkin Cemetery
- McConkey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McConkey Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConkey Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Bernard Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Springfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43077 <5>
- Greenmount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenmount Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Fletcher Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tuttle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Tuttle Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell 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 Foley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Foley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Moorefield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Villa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Powhattan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Oakwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Catawba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Northridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Greenlawn Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- South Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Mutual
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tremont City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eagle City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Urbana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Green Hedges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Shawnee Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Lisbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Mechanicsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Limestone City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- South Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summerford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Choctaw Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
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 Foley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clark County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Foley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mechanicsburg
- South Charleston
- Springfield
- Urbana
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 Foley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Clark 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 Foley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1040541 (Foley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1040541 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: Clark
- Est. Elev: 330 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Moorefield
- Location given for Foley Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.987838 Lon: -83.7021484
- 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 Clark, 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- Foley 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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