A visit to the Friends 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 Friends Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Friends Cemetery:
40.6337, -84.6466
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Friends Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Friends Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Celina. Celina lies just to the southeast of the Friends Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Friends Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Otterbein Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Fountain Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mercer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Landfair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Landfair Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfair Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Roebuck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Roebuck Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck Cemetery
- Shindeldecker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The East Bethel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Roebuck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Roebuck Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Zimerman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Zimerman Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimerman Cemetery
- Coats Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Coats Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Cemetery
- Swamp College Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mercer Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mercer Memory Gardens is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Memory Gardens
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The North Grove Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Celina.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42434 <5>
- Hamilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Coil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Coil Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coil Cemetery
- Coil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Coil Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coil Cemetery
- Frisinger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Frisinger Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisinger 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 Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tama
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Earley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Mercer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Rockford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Scudder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Celina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mendon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Skeels Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Wabash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Abanaka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Schumm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Ohio City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Glenmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Coldwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Willshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jay City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jay City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Montezuma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Elgin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Trinity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Macedon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Monticello
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Converse Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Wren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Henry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Converse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Venedocia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Pleasant Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Coldwater
- Mendon
- Ohio City
- Saint Henry
- Saint Marys
- Willshire
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 Friends Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1961372 (Friends Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1961372 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockford
- Location given for Friends Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6336582 Lon: -84.6466254
- 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 Mercer, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Friends 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. |
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