A visit to the Free Burial Ground ...
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 Free Burial Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Free Burial Ground:
39.8331, -81.1693
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Free Burial Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Free Burial Ground is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Woodsfield. Woodsfield lies just to the south southeast of the Free Burial Ground .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Free Burial Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Free Burial Ground, with the nearest first.
- Sloan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Neptune Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- German Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The German Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Eggar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Eggar Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggar Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- The Bush Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bush Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40115 <5>
- Middle Church German Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hope Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Ridge Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brister Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brister Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brister Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Buchanon Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- County Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ozark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ozark Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- The Jerusalem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jerusalem UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41609 <5>
- Somerton Southern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Somerton Southern Cemetery is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerton Southern Cemetery
- The Somerton Southern Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Quaker Cemetery
- Somerton City Cemetery
- Southern Cemetery
- Old Northern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Northern Cemetery is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Northern Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Free Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Free Burial Ground, with the nearest first:
- Miltonsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Ozark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Jerusalem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Lewisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Woodsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Coats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Beallsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Edwina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Mount Carrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Batesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Summerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hunter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Stafford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Barnesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whigville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Graysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Plainview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Laings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Quaker City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Kennonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Antioch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Benwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Armstrongs Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Bethesda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Salesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ephraim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
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 Free Burial Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Free Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnesville
- Beallsville
- Quaker City
- Woodsfield
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 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 Free Burial Ground:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Free Burial Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1075881 (Free Burial Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1075881 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 397 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lewisville
- Location given for Free Burial Ground:
- Lat: 39.8331276 Lon: -81.1692749
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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 Monroe, 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- Free Burial Ground) 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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