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A visit to the Holcomb Cemetery ...


The location of the Holcomb Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- 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 Holcomb Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holcomb Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holcomb Cemetery

Lat:   38.9709°   (38° 58' 15")

Lon:   -82.3465°   (-82° 20' 47")

The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Gallia County<2>.

The county seat for Gallia County is located in Gallipolis. Gallipolis lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Holcomb Cemetery .

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 Holcomb Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Ohio:
  • Pages specific to Gallia 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 Holcomb 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 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holcomb Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holcomb Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Vinton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Vinton is located in Gallia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
    • Ewington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
      • Ewington is located in Gallia County
    • Alice
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
      • Alice is located in Gallia County
    • Rio Grande
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Centerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Gallia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Wilkesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
      • Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Rodney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
      • Rodney is located in Gallia County
    • Kerr
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
      • Kerr is located in Gallia County
    • Rempel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rempel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
      • Rempel is located in Jackson County
    • Pattonsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
      • Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
    • Mills Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
      • Mills Village is located in Gallia County
    • Kyger
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
      • Kyger is located in Gallia County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Langsville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
        • Langsville is located in Meigs County
      • Westbrook Village
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
        • Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
      • Cheshire
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
        • Cheshire is located in Gallia County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • Rutland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Point Rock
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
        • Point Rock is located in Meigs County
      • Oak Hill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
        • Oak Hill is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <4>
      • Patriot
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Gallipolis
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Carlton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
        • Carlton is located in Gallia County
      • Lima
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
        • Lima is located in Meigs County
      • Banner ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
        • Banner is located in Jackson County
      • Henderson
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
        • Henderson is located in Mason County (WV)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <4>
      • Point Pleasant
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
        • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County (WV)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <4>
      • Vales Mills
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vales Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
        • Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
      • Wellston
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

    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 Holcomb Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gallia County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holcomb Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Holcomb Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holcomb Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Vinton Memorial Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Upper McCarley Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper McCarley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Upper McCarley Cemetery is located in Gallia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper McCarley Cemetery
    • Lower McCarley Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower McCarley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lower McCarley Cemetery is located in Gallia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower McCarley Cemetery
    • Ewington Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ewington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ewington Cemetery is located in Gallia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ewington Cemetery
    • Shilo Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shilo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shilo Cemetery is located in Gallia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shilo Cemetery
    • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Gallia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Gallia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Dyke Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dyke Cemetery is located in Gallia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyke Cemetery
    • Shields Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shields Cemetery is located in Gallia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shields Cemetery
    • McLiesh Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLiesh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McLiesh Cemetery is located in Gallia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLiesh Cemetery
    • Woods Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Gallia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Gallia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Anderson Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Gallia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Brush Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Brush Cemetery is located in Gallia County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brush Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Vinton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40067 <6>
      • Lewis Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Gallia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
      • Koontz Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Koontz Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Koontz Cemetery is located in Gallia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koontz Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41740 <6>
      • Sanctuary Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanctuary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sanctuary Cemetery is located in Gallia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanctuary Cemetery
      • Glenn Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Glenn Cemetery is located in Gallia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenn Cemetery
      • Pine Grove Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Gallia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Piper Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Piper Cemetery is located in Meigs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piper 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 Holcomb Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1041660  (Holcomb Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1041660 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: Vinton
      • County: Gallia         Elev: 202
      • Location given for GNIS #1041660 (Holcomb Cemetery)

    The official website for Gallia County: www.gallianet.net/

    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 Gallia, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Holcomb Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9709, Longitude: -82.3465       In this case, the coordinates for the Holcomb 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>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.









 

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