A visit to the Franklin Church 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 Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin Church Cemetery:
40.8587, -82.4813
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franklin Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Franklin Church Cemetery is located in Richland County<2>.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Mansfield. Mansfield lies just to the south southwest of the Franklin Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Franklin Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Valley Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pittenger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pittenger Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittenger Cemetery
- Zeiter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Zeiter Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeiter Cemetery
- Charles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Charles Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Cemetery
- Shenandoah Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shenandoah Church Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Church Cemetery
- The Shenandoah Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shenandoah Cemetery
- Shenandoah Christian Church Cemetery
- Boyce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Boyce Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Clay Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Clay Memorial Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Memorial Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- Imhoff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Imhoff Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imhoff Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Windsor Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Windsor Park Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Park Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- Evangelical German Reform Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ganges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ganges Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges Cemetery
- Ohio State Reformatory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- The Chestnut Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Burns Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2199484 <5>
- Smeltzer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smeltzer Cemetery is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeltzer Cemetery
- Adario Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Adario Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adario 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 Franklin Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shenandoah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Olivesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Ganges
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Mansfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mifflin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bailey Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Maybee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Savannah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shelby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vernon Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Hanley Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Lucas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hayesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Ruggles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Forest ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Greenwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Delphi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Plymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Crestline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nova
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklin Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Crestline
- Greenwich
- Lexington
- Lucas
- Lucas lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Franklin Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lucas.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Mansfield
- Ontario
- Shelby
- Shiloh
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 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 Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Richland 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 Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1955064 (Franklin Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1955064 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: Richland
- Est. Elev: 324 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pavonia
- Location given for Franklin Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8586671 Lon: -82.4812796
- 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 Richland, 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- Franklin Church 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. |