A visit to the Lay 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 Lay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lay Cemetery:
41.2553, -82.9816
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lay Cemetery is located in Seneca County<2>.
The county seat for Seneca County is located in Tiffin. Tiffin lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Lay Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Lay Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Colwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Colwell Cemetery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwell Cemetery
- Bakertown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bakertown Cemetery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown Cemetery
- Raymond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Raymond Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond Cemetery
- Green Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Green Springs Cemetery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- McPherson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McPherson Cemetery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lowell Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Cemetery
- Fireside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fireside Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- York Free Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Cemetery
- Block Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Block Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block Cemetery
- Adams Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thompson Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- Wales Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wales Corner Cemetery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner Cemetery
- Ellsworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellsworth Cemetery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Cemetery
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 Lay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clyde
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Lodi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Green Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Erlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Watson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Bellevue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Republic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vickery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vickery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
- Fremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ballville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fort Seneca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Scipio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Omar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Hunts Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners has also been known as:
- Moorehead
- Shorewood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Stony Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Linden ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Attica Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Teemes ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Teemes is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
- Gabels Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Cromers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Tiffin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Castalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Bettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Lay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Seneca County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Bettsville
- Clyde
- Fremont
- Green Springs
- Republic
- Tiffin
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Lay Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Seneca 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 Lay Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1042449 (Lay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1042449 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: Seneca
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clyde
- Location given for Lay Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2553318 Lon: -82.9815808
- 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 Seneca, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lay 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |