A visit to the Homer 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 Homer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Homer Cemetery:
40.2534, -82.5243
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Homer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Homer Cemetery is located in Licking County<2>.
The county seat for Licking County is located in Newark. Newark lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Homer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Homer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Homer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Homer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Fairview FWB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview FWB Church Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview FWB Church Cemetery
- The Fairview FWB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2316855 <5>
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hall Knox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Utica Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Utica Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica Cemetery
- Dowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dowell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell Cemetery
- Lock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lock Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Cemetery
- Bennington Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bowers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
- South Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The South Lawn Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Lawn Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Utica.
- Brandon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Five Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Appleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Appleton Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Debolt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- County Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The County Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Cemetery
- Moreland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Moreland Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland Cemetery
- Marple Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Marple Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple Cemetery
- Coad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Coad Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coad Cemetery
- Owl Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Owl Creek Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Creek Cemetery
- N N A Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The N N A Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for N N A Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Homer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Homer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Utica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Cokesbury ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Cokesbury Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Corners
- Highwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- Hunt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Five Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Milfordton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Bangs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- New Way ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Way is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Way
- Chatham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Saint Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Newton Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Mills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Mills
- Mount Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Martinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Centerburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Johnstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blanchard is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Blanchard has also been known as:
- Blanchard Settlement
- Vanatta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vanatta is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanatta
- Gambier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Green Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Granville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Welsh Hills ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Welsh Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Hills
- Welsh Hills has also been known as:
- Welsh Hills Settlement
- Wilkins Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
- Rain Rock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rain Rock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Rock
- Henpeck ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Henpeck is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
- Bladensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Homer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Licking County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Homer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centerburg
- Gambier
- Granville
- Hartford
- Johnstown
- Mount Vernon
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 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 Homer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Licking 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 Homer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1954716 (Homer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1954716 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: Licking
- Est. Elev: 310 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Homer
- Location given for Homer Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2533969 Lon: -82.5243295
- 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 Licking, 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 from Point A (ie- Homer 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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