A visit to the Lefever 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 Lefever Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lefever Cemetery:
39.4931, -82.0551
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lefever Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lefever Cemetery is located in Athens County<2>.
The county seat for Athens County is located in Athens. Athens lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Lefever Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lefever Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Lefever Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lefever Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Glouster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Glouster Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glouster Cemetery
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sands Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sands Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Bishopville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bishopville Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville Cemetery
- Taylor Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Cary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cary Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- True Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The True Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dew Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Cemetery
- Bethel Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Ridge Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Ridge Cemetery
- The Bethel Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980617 <5>
- Hooper Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hooper Ridge Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Ridge Cemetery
- Wrightstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wrightstown Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Stuart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stuart Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
- Conn Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Conn Church Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conn Church Cemetery
- Murray City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Murray City Cemetery is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray City Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Millfield - Hilltop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mound Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mound Hill Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Hill Cemetery
- Pisgah Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tinker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Tinker Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lefever Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lefever Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Trimble
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jacksonville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Glouster
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greens Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Truetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Wrightstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Hartleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Joy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Elliott Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- New Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Murray City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jobs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Orbiston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Bessemer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Corning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chauncey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Drakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- New Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Rendville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Amesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ludington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Hemlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
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 Lefever Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Athens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lefever Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amesville
- Corning
- Glouster
- Murray City
- Trimble
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 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 Lefever Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Athens 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 Lefever Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1076230 (Lefever Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1076230 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: Athens
- Est. Elev: 277 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jacksonville
- Location given for Lefever Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4931263 Lon: -82.055144
- 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 Athens, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lefever 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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