A visit to the Franconia 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 Franconia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franconia Cemetery:
41.0395, -84.2936
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franconia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Franconia Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the Franconia Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franconia Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Franconia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franconia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- New Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The New Bethany Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethany Cemetery
- Cascade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cascade Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cascade Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Cloverdale.
- The Cascade Cemetery has also been known as:
- Myers Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2308500 <5>
- Dickey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dickey Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Cemetery
- Holden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
- Comer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Comer Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Auglaize Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Auglaize Chapel Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auglaize Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Auglaize Chapel Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Melrose and Mandale. The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Mandale.
- Boutwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Boutwell Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutwell Cemetery
- Carlton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Carlton Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Cemetery
- Varner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Varner Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner Cemetery
- St. Isadores Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Isadores Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Isadores Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hertel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hertel Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertel Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Mellinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mellinger Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellinger Cemetery
- Fought Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fought Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fought Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Franconia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franconia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cloverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Dupont
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Hartsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Muntanna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Continental
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Murat ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Oakwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Kalida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kieferville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Ottoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Melrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fort Brown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Fort Jennings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Miller City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charloe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Grover Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Rimer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Glandorf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Hoaglin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Jones City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Hedges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
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 Franconia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franconia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Continental
- Delphos
- Dupont
- Grover Hill
- Kalida
- Ottawa
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Franconia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Putnam 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 Franconia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1040644 (Franconia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1040644 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: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 217 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Continental
- Location given for Franconia Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0394945 Lon: -84.2935581
- 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 Putnam, 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- Franconia 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Melrose and Mandale. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |