A visit to the Gettysburg 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 Gettysburg Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gettysburg Cemetery:
39.8351, -84.7233
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gettysburg Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gettysburg Cemetery is located in Preble County<2>.
The county seat for Preble County is located in Eaton. Eaton lies just to the southeast of the Gettysburg Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gettysburg Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Gettysburg Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gettysburg Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sherer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sherer Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherer Cemetery
- Stump Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Stump Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Cemetery
- Spring Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Spring Lawn Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lawn Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of New Hope.
- The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bonebrake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980558 <5>
- Petry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Petry Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petry Cemetery
- Prices Creek German Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Westville Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
- Spacht Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Spacht Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spacht Cemetery
- Wares Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wares Chapel Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wares Chapel Cemetery
- Hamburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hamburg Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg Cemetery
- State Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Zion Church Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Zion Church Graveyard is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Church Graveyard
- Monroe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Dry Fork Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Yankeetown Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Ft. St. Clair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mound Hill Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Hill Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Wilt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wilt Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilt 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 Gettysburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gettysburg Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- New Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eldorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Castine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Spring Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Lewisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Euphemia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whitewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Lake Lakengren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Hollansburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- West Alexandria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ithaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Savona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Pyrmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Wengerlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Verona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gordon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Fort Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Wayne Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Fountain City
(13 miles [20.9 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 Gettysburg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Preble County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gettysburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eaton
- Fountain City
- Hollansburg
- New Madison
- Richmond
- West Alexandria
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 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 Gettysburg Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Preble 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 Gettysburg Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1040844 (Gettysburg Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1040844 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: Preble
- Est. Elev: 354 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eaton North
- Location given for Gettysburg Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8350499 Lon: -84.7232899
- 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 Preble, 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- Gettysburg 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. |