A visit to the Holmes Brook 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 Holmes Brook Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holmes Brook Cemetery:
41.0276, -81.7562
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holmes Brook Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holmes Brook Cemetery is located in Medina County<2>.
The county seat for Medina County is located in Medina. Medina lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Holmes Brook Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holmes Brook Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Holmes Brook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holmes Brook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Mennonite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- River Styx Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The River Styx Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx Cemetery
- Jerusalem Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Southwest Sharon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crowfoot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crowfoot Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfoot Cemetery
- Guilford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Guilford Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Cemetery
- Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery
- The Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Western Reserve National Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154853 <5>
- Shinersburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shinersburg Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinersburg Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
- Rittman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rittman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittman Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Doylestown Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peter's & Paul's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Cemetery
- The Chestnut Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Doylestown Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Mt. Zwingli Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zwingli Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zwingli Cemetery
- Sharon Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Poe Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Cemetery
- Mound Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mound Hill Cemetery is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mound Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Seville.
- Hoover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Easton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Easton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Cemetery
- Doylestown Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stimson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stimson Cemetery is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stimson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holmes Brook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holmes Brook Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wadsworth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Acme
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Rittman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- River Styx
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Seville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Doylestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Sharon Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Poe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Sterling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Windfall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Copley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Youngs Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Gloria Glens Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Creston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Barberton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Granger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Chippewa Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <6>
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Medina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 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 Holmes Brook Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Medina County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holmes Brook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barberton
- Doylestown
- Fairlawn
- Medina
- Norton
- Seville
- Sharon Center
- Wadsworth
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Holmes Brook Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Medina 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 Holmes Brook Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1041677 (Holmes Brook Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1041677 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: Medina
- Est. Elev: 322 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Seville
- Location given for Holmes Brook Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0275544 Lon: -81.7562424
- 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 Medina, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holmes Brook 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |