A visit to the Franks 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 Franks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franks Cemetery:
40.7106, -81.9057
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Franks Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wooster. Wooster lies just to the north northwest of the Franks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Franks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trinity English Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hermans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hermans Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermans Cemetery
- The Hermans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jacobs German Lutheran Cemetery
- Moreland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Moreland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland Cemetery
- Fredericksburg West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old West Fredericksburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg East Side Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fredericksburg East Side Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg East Side Cemetery
- The Fredericksburg East Side Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fredericksburg East Cemetery
- Fredericksburg Eastside Cemetery
- Traceys Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Prairie Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Prairie Twp. Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Twp. Cemetery
- The Prairie Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prairie Cemetery
- Joseph Helmuth Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Joseph Helmuth Farm Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Helmuth Farm Cemetery
- The Joseph Helmuth Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wayne Herschberger Cemetery
- Peter Miller Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rudy S. Yoder Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rudy S. Yoder Farm Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy S. Yoder Farm Cemetery
- The Rudy S. Yoder Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Simon Yoder Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
- Applecreek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Applecreek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Cemetery
- Applecreek West End Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wooster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wooster Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wooster Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Wooster.
- The Wooster Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44201 <5>
- Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Branch Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- Millbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Millbrook Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook Cemetery
- Shreve Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shreve Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- The Armstrong Cemetery has also been known as:
- Leaper Cemetery
- Emanuel Troyer Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Red Run Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run Cemetery
- Bott Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bott Family Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bott Family Cemetery
- Wayne County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Franks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fredericksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Apple Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holmesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Millbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Shreve
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wooster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Mount Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boys Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Devil Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Weilersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Millersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Eaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Smithville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Miley Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orrville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Funk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Dalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- New Pittsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
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 Franks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berlin
- Dalton
- Fredericksburg
- Millersburg
- Mount Eaton
- Orrville
- Shreve
- Wilmot
- Wooster
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Franks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Franks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1730957 (Franks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730957 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 350 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holmesville
- Location given for Franks Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7106135 Lon: -81.9056968
- 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 Wayne, 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 from Point A (ie- Franks 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. |