A visit to the Franklin 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 Franklin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin Cemetery:
41.5295, -83.8547
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Franklin Cemetery is located in Lucas County<2>.
The county seat for Lucas County is located in Toledo. Toledo lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Franklin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Franklin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bird Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bird Family Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Family Cemetery
- Winslow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Winslow Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow Cemetery
- East Swanton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The East Swanton Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanton Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Whitehouse Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rupp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rupp Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupp Cemetery
- St. Richards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Richards Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Richards Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Heath - Colton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Roth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Roth Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roth Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Raker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Raker Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raker Cemetery
- Otsego Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Otsego Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego Cemetery
- Highland Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wakeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wakeman Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wakeman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Waterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #358946 <5>
- Sharples Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sharples Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples 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 Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitehouse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Swanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Colton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Sharples
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Waterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ai
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Grand Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Haskins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Delta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tontogany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Assumption
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Lytton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- McClure
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Maumee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Siney ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Metamora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Perrysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Berkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
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 Franklin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lucas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delta
- Delta lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Franklin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Liberty Center
- Maumee
- Metamora
- Perrysburg
- Swanton
- Tontogany
- Waterville
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 Franklin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Lucas 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 Franklin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1962971 (Franklin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1962971 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: Lucas
- Est. Elev: 205 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitehouse
- Location given for Franklin Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5294967 Lon: -83.8546634
- 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 Lucas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Franklin 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. |