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The location of the Independence 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 Independence Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   38.9281°   (38° 55' 41")

Lon:   -83.7138°   (-83° 42' 49")

The Independence Cemetery is located in Brown County<2>.

The county seat for Brown County is located in Georgetown. Georgetown lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Independence Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Independence Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Ohio:
  • Pages specific to Brown 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 Independence 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 Independence Cemetery.

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

    • Ash Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
      • Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
    • Macon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Brown County
    • Winchester
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Winchester is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
    • Fincastle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
      • Fincastle is located in Brown County
    • Russellville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Russellville is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
    • Emerald
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
      • Emerald is located in Adams County
    • Cherry Fork
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
      • Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
      • Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
    • Arnheim
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
      • Arnheim is located in Brown County
    • Decatur
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
      • Decatur is located in Brown County
    • Youngsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
      • Youngsville is located in Adams County
    • Seaman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sardinia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Mowrystown
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mowrystown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
        • Mowrystown is located in Highland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
      • Harshasville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
        • Harshasville is located in Adams County
      • Tranquility
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
        • Tranquility is located in Adams County
      • Georgetown
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
        • Georgetown is located in Brown County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
      • Neel
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
        • Neel is located in Brown County
      • Unity
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
        • Unity is located in Adams County
      • Sugar Tree Ridge
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Tree Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
        • Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
      • Sicily ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sicily have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily
        • Sicily is located in Highland County
      • New Hope
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
        • New Hope is located in Brown County
      • White Oak Valley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Valley
        • White Oak Valley is located in Brown County
      • West Union
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • May Hill
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
        • May Hill is located in Adams County
      • Buford
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
        • Buford is located in Highland County

    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 Independence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brown County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Independence Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Ash Ridge Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ash Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ash Ridge Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ash Ridge Cemetery
    • Rickey Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rickey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rickey Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rickey Cemetery
    • Bennington Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bennington Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennington Cemetery
    • Winchester Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Brush Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brush Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Creek Cemetery
    • Wallace Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wallace Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Fincastle Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fincastle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fincastle Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fincastle Cemetery
    • Methodist Colored Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Colored Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Methodist Colored Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Colored Cemetery
    • Biehn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Biehn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Biehn Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biehn Cemetery
    • Straight Creek Baptist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Straight Creek Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Straight Creek Baptist Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Straight Creek Baptist Cemetery
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Old Russellville Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Russellville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Russellville Cemetery is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Russellville Cemetery
      • Associated Reformed Churchyard Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Associated Reformed Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Associated Reformed Churchyard Cemetery is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Associated Reformed Churchyard Cemetery
      • Linwood Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Horner Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Horner Cemetery is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horner Cemetery
      • Burris Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Burris Cemetery is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burris Cemetery
      • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Presbyterian Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Arnheim Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnheim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Arnheim Cemetery is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnheim Cemetery
      • Bohrer Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohrer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bohrer Cemetery is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohrer Cemetery
      • Wardlow Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wardlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wardlow Cemetery is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wardlow Cemetery
      • Old Russellville Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Russellville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Russellville Cemetery is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Russellville Cemetery
      • West Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The West Cemetery is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
      • Cherry Fork Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cherry Fork Cemetery is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Fork Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Burba Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

    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 Independence Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1041932  (Independence Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1041932 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: Winchester
      • County: Brown         Elev: 311
      • Location given for GNIS #1041932 (Independence Cemetery)

    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 Brown, 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 Independence Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9281, Longitude: -83.7138       In this case, the coordinates for the Independence 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.




 

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