A visit to the Geyer 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 Geyer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Geyer Cemetery:
40.8795, -81.8982
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Geyer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Geyer Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wooster. Wooster lies just to the south southwest of the Geyer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Geyer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Geyer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Geyer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Madisonburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Madisonburg Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Old Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Hill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hill Cemetery
- Old Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lutheran Cemetery
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smithville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Cemetery
- Kope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kope Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kope Cemetery
- The Kope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cope Cemetery
- Copes Cemetery
- Cupp Cemetery
- Cupps Cemetery
- Fetzer Cemetery
- Kopes Cemetery
- Kopp Cemetery
- Kopps Cemetery
- Wayne Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Steele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- The Steele Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sommer Cemetery
- Oak Grove Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Smithville Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Canaan Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Amish Plank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Amish Plank Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Plank Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amish Plank Cemetery is located in Wooster.
- The Amish Plank Cemetery has also been known as:
- Government Cemetery
- Highland Park Cemetery
- Plank Cemetery
- President's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2364997 <5>
- Maple Grove Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Grove Memorial Park is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Memorial Park
- The Maple Grove Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Salem Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Geyer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Geyer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smithville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boys Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Weilersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Devil Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Wooster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Orrville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sterling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Marshallville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burbank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Aukerman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Congress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Apple Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rittman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Friendsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Burton City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Lattasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Westfield Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Millbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Moreland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Dalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Acme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
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 Geyer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Geyer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dalton
- Orrville
- Seville
- Wooster
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 Geyer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Geyer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1040845 (Geyer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1040845 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 340 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Creston
- Location given for Geyer Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8795003 Lon: -81.898196
- 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 Wayne, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Geyer 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. |