A visit to the Kings 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 Kings Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kings Cemetery:
40.8839, -84.7841
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kings Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kings Cemetery is located in Van Wert County<2>.
The county seat for Van Wert County is located in Van Wert. Van Wert lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Kings Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kings Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Kings Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kings Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clark Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Chapel Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Chapel Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Convoy.
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- Klien Cemetery
- St. Johns German Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43109 <5>
- Redeemer Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Metzer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Metzer Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzer Cemetery
- Glenn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- Hoffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Wren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wren Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Cemetery
- Evangelical Protestant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Balyeat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Balyeat Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balyeat Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Township Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Township Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
- Sugar Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sugar Ridge Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Brown Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Family Cemetery is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Monroeville (IN).
- The Brown Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84455 <5>
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- McNeal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kings Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kings Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dixon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dixon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Convoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wren
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monroeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Willshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Schumm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Abanaka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Batson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Batson is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- McGill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McGill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Van Wert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ohio City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Hoagland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Preble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zulu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zulu is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Scott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coppess Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Payne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edgerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Magley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Magley is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Haviland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haviland is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Folmer is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folmer
- Worstville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Worstville is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worstville
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 Kings 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 Kings Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Convoy
- Decatur
- Monroeville
- Ohio City
- Payne
- Payne lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Kings Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Payne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Van Wert
- Willshire
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 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 Kings 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 Kings Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1042280 (Kings Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1042280 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: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dixon
- Location given for Kings Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8839369 Lon: -84.7841286
- 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 from Point A (ie- Kings 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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