A visit to the Hancock 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 Hancock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hancock Cemetery:
40.1698, -82.6116
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hancock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hancock Cemetery is located in Licking County<2>.
The county seat for Licking County is located in Newark. Newark lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Hancock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hancock 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 Hancock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hancock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Channel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Channel Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Cemetery
- Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lake Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Moorehead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Appleton Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johnstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Johnstown Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Cemetery
- Cornell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cornell Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell Cemetery
- Old Fredonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Fredonia Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fredonia Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Bennington Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fredonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Bowers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
- Hartford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hartford Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford Cemetery
- Tuller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tuller Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuller Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Burnside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Burnside Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside Cemetery
- Lock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lock Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hancock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hancock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Way ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Way is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Way
- Cokesbury ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cokesbury is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Cokesbury Corners ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cokesbury Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Corners
- Johnstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scott's Corners ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scott's Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott's Corners
- Lock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Hartford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Blanchard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchard is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Blanchard has also been known as:
- Blanchard Settlement
- Green ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Green ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Ash ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chatham is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Snipetown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Snipetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
- Beech ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Welsh Hills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Welsh Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Hills
- Welsh Hills has also been known as:
- Welsh Hills Settlement
- Utica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milfordton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Beechwood Trails
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Vanatta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vanatta is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanatta
- Newton Mills ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newton Mills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Mills
- Centerburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Louisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Five Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- South Condit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Condit
- Vans Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vans Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- Center Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
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 Hancock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Licking County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hancock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centerburg
- Granville
- Hartford
- Johnstown
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 Hancock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Licking 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 Hancock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1041281 (Hancock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1041281 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: Licking
- Est. Elev: 384 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fredonia
- Location given for Hancock Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1697855 Lon: -82.611555
- 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 Licking, 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- Hancock 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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