A visit to the German 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 German Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the German Cemetery:
40.4534, -84.3736
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the German Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The German Cemetery is located in Auglaize County<2>.
The county seat for Auglaize County is located in Wapakoneta. Wapakoneta lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the German Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the German Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the German Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from German Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Plank Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Plank Road Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plank Road Cemetery
- Schwaberow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Protestant Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pilger Ruhe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pilger Ruhe Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilger Ruhe Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pilger Ruhe Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of New Knoxville.
- The Pilger Ruhe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ruhe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42667 <5>
- St. Augustines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old St. Marys Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Marys Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elm Grove Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Saint Marys.
- The Elm Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elm View Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40712 <5>
- Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Saint Marys.
- The Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gethsemane Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41044 <5>
- Botkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Botkins Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botkins Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
- Benner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Benner Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benner Cemetery
- Precious Blood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maria Stein Convent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Furrow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Furrow Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrow Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett 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 German Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from German Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Bremen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Minster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Knoxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Chickasaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Filburns Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Kettlersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Marys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Laramie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Botkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Montezuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Osgood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Anna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fryburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Wapakoneta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Celina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Hardin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Buckland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Coldwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Montra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Saint Henry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 German Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Auglaize County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The German Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Botkins
- Buckland
- Celina
- Coldwater
- Minster
- New Bremen
- Saint Henry
- Saint Marys
- Wapakoneta
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 German Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Auglaize 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 German Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1070758 (German Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1070758 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: Auglaize
- Est. Elev: 285 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Knoxville
- Location given for German Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4533808 Lon: -84.3735618
- 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 Auglaize, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- German 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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