A visit to the Heath - Colton 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 Heath - Colton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Heath - Colton Cemetery:
41.4734, -83.9422
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Heath - Colton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Heath - Colton Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Napoleon. Napoleon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Heath - Colton Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Heath - Colton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Heath - Colton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mohler - Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Texas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Texas Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Raker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Raker Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raker Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Liberty Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Damascus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Creager Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Creager Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creager Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The North Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Hockman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hockman Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockman Cemetery
- Bird Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bird Family Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Heath - Colton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Heath - Colton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Colton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Rapids
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- McClure
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Delta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Whitehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Delta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Swanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tontogany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ai
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Napoleon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malinta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wauseon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Siney ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Haskins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sharples
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Lytton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Elery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Custar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Milton Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Assumption
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
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 Heath - Colton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Heath - Colton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Custar
- Custar lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Heath - Colton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Custar.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custar
- Delta
- Delta lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Heath - Colton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Liberty Center
- Napoleon
- Swanton
- Tontogany
- Waterville
- Wauseon
- Weston
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 Heath - Colton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Heath - Colton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1041445 (Heath-Colton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1041445 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 206 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Colton
- Location given for Heath-Colton Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4733854 Lon: -83.9421661
- 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 Henry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heath - Colton 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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