A visit to the King 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 King Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the King Cemetery:
40.8664, -84.4377
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the King Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The King Cemetery is located in Van Wert County<2>.
The county seat for Van Wert County is located in Van Wert. Van Wert lies just to the west of the King Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the King Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the King Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Horeb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Horeb Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horeb Cemetery
- Westside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Westside Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Cemetery
- Venedocia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Venedocia Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43095 <5>
- Hammons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hammons Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammons Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duncard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Duncard Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncard Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- The Dunkard Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40600 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43193 <5>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Hartshorn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hartshorn Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Mohr Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Wallick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Wallick Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallick Cemetery
- Goodwin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walnut Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Delphos.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43938 <5>
- Raabe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Raabe Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raabe Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Middle Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Venedocia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Landeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Delphos
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hoaglin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Ottoville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Jennings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Van Wert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Converse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Southworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Converse Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Scotts Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Grover Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Muntanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Ohio City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Spencerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Mandale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Scott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Murat ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Haviland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haviland is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Mendon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Conant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Elida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Gomer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jones City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
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 King Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Wert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delphos
- Elida
- Grover Hill
- Mendon
- Ohio City
- Spencerville
- Van Wert
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 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 King Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Van Wert 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 King Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1042264 (King Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1042264 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: Van Wert
- Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Middle Point
- Location given for King Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8664379 Lon: -84.4377299
- 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 Van Wert, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- King 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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