A visit to the Heritage Cemetery ...
The location of the Heritage Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Heritage Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Heritage Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Heritage Cemetery
Lat: 41.6212° (41° 37' 16")
Lon: -84.6613° (-84° 39' 40")
The Heritage Cemetery is located in Williams County<2>.
The county seat for Williams County is located in Bryan. Bryan lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Heritage Cemetery .
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Heritage Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Williams County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Heritage Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Heritage Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Heritage Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ainger
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jim Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jim Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Montpelier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Montpelier is located in Williams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <4>
- Holiday City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Cooney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Cooney is located in Williams County
- Pioneer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Pioneer is located in Williams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <4>
- Northwest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Northwest is located in Williams County
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Williams County
- Edon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Edon is located in Williams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <4>
- Blakeslee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakeslee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeslee
- Blakeslee is located in Williams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakeslee <4>
- Kunkle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Alvarado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denmark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- York is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Melbern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buckeye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Bryan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- West Unity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Frontier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Edgerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alvordton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ransom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Clear Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
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 Heritage Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Heritage Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryan
- Bryan lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Heritage Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bryan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Camden
- Edgerton
- Edon
- Edon lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Heritage Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Montpelier
- West Unity
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Heritage Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Heritage Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cogswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cogswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cogswell Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cogswell Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
- Malcom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malcom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Malcom Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malcom Cemetery
- Louden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Louden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Louden Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Louden Cemetery
- Nettle Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nettle Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nettle Lake Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nettle Lake Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
- Lash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lash Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lash Cemetery
- Pease Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pease Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pease Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pease Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
- Columbia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Cemetery
- Ligett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ligett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ligett Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ligett Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Boisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Boisher Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boisher Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- West Bethesda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Bethesda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Bethesda Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Bethesda Cemetery
- West Jefferson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Jefferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Jefferson Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Jefferson Cemetery
- Floral Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floral Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Floral Grove Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floral Grove Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drake Cemetery
- Hagaman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hagaman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hagaman Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagaman Cemetery
- Osborn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Osborn Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborn Cemetery
- Robinson Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Robinson Family Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Heritage Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1041497 (Heritage Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1041497 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Blakeslee
- County: Williams Elev: 272
- Location given for GNIS #1041497 (Heritage Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Williams County: www.co.williams.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 Williams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Heritage Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6212, Longitude: -84.6613 In this case, the coordinates for the Heritage Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<7> | 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. |