A visit to the Friends 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 Friends Burial Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Friends Burial Ground:
39.5790, -81.8607
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Friends Burial Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Friends Burial Ground is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in McConnelsville. McConnelsville lies just to the north of the Friends Burial Ground .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Friends Burial Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friends Burial Ground, with the nearest first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Westland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Westland Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland Cemetery
- Lightner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lightner Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightner Cemetery
- Infirmary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Infirmary Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Infirmary Cemetery
- Malta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Malta Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Stockport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stockport Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockport Cemetery
- Brick Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- McConnelsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wiseman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wiseman Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ringgold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ringgold Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold Cemetery
- Chesterhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Chesterhill Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterhill Cemetery
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Quaker Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Blackemar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackemar Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackemar Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKendree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McKendree Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Friends Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Friends Burial Ground, with the nearest first:
- Westland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
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- Todds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Stockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Malta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Neelysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- McConnelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chesterhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morganville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Luke Chute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Joy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Wrightstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wolf Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Hackney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Eagleport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Durant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Beverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Reinersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Rendville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Corning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hartleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Glouster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Amesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Armadale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
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 Friends Burial Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friends Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amesville
- Beverly
- Corning
- Glouster
- Malta
- McConnelsville
- Trimble
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Friends Burial Ground:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 Friends Burial Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1040684 (Friends Burial Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1040684 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stockport
- Location given for Friends Burial Ground:
- Lat: 39.5789604 Lon: -81.8606921
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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 Morgan, 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 from Point A (ie- Friends 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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