A visit to the Hershey 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 Hershey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hershey Cemetery:
39.6704, -81.2396
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hershey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hershey Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Woodsfield. Woodsfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Hershey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hershey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Hershey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hershey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hines Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hines Chapel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines Chapel Cemetery
- Creighton Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McVay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McVay Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVay Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Henthorn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Henthorn Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henthorn Cemetery
- Knowlton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Knowlton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton Cemetery
- Hartshorn Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Road Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lamping Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lamping Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamping Cemetery
- Graysville Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Graysville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Graysville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville Cemetery
- Sloan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sloan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
- The Sloan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149745 <5>
- Sutherland Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Masterton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Masterton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masterton Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Conners Ridge 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 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hershey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hershey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Graysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Stafford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Harriettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Edwina
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Lewisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Dalzell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Antioch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Woodsfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Gasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Summerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Fulda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Macksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Mount Carrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Miltonsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Warner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Steel Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Ward ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Benwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Laings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Coats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Whigville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Ashton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Dexter City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 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 Hershey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hershey 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 websites either 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 Hershey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Hershey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1041506 (Hershey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1041506 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Graysville
- Location given for Hershey Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6703507 Lon: -81.2395573
- 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 Monroe, 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 from Point A (ie- Hershey 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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