A visit to the Hecla 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 Hecla Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hecla Cemetery:
38.5495, -82.6429
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hecla Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hecla Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Ironton. Ironton lies just to the west southwest of the Hecla Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Hecla Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hecla Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- La Grange Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The La Grange Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
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- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Tunnel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tunnel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Cemetery
- Pigeon Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pigeon Hollow Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hollow Cemetery
- Hanging Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hanging Rock Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Zoar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
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- Hackworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackworth Cemetery
- Kitts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kitts Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Cemetery
- Mamre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mamre Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamre Cemetery
- Vesuvius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Vesuvius Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Obryan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Obryan Cemetery is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obryan Cemetery
- Ice Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ice Creek Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice Creek Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Bazell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bazell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazell Cemetery
- Currington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Currington Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currington Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Hecla Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hecla Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ironton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Russell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Kitts Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Bellefonte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Millseat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Westwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hanging Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Worthington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Raceland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Flatwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pedro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Cliffside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Sheridan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Andis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Danleyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Normal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Wurtland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Linnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Aid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- South Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Willow Wood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Haverhill Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Station
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 Hecla Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hecla Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Hecla Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Hecla Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1961201 (Hecla Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1961201 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ironton
- Location given for Hecla Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5495247 Lon: -82.6429394
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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 Lawrence, 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 from Point A (ie- Hecla 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |