A visit to the Lentz 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 Lentz Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lentz Cemetery:
41.3762, -84.5402
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lentz Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lentz Cemetery is located in Defiance County<2>.
The county seat for Defiance County is located in Defiance. Defiance lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Lentz Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Lentz Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lentz Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Funk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Funk Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk Cemetery
- Doll Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Doll Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doll Cemetery
- Moats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Moats Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moats Cemetery
- Marysdale Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fountain Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Williams Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
- Kibble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kibble Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibble Cemetery
- Fetters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fetters Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetters Cemetery
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- Lost Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- New St. Stephens Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Defiance County Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Defiance County Children Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McCauley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Kent Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Glore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Glore Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glore Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Noble & Tiffin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New St. Johns Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old St. Johns Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Evansport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Evansport Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansport Cemetery
- Old Evansport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Old Evansport Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Evansport Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lentz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lentz Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ney
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sherwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bryan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Melbern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Brunersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Pulaski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Emmett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Stryker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cecil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Defiance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hicksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Jewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Montpelier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Blakeslee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Archbold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Unity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Link ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Link is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Antwerp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paulding
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Holiday City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Ayersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Okolona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
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 Lentz Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Defiance County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lentz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Antwerp
- Archbold
- Bryan
- Defiance
- Edgerton
- Hicksville
- Montpelier
- Paulding
- Stryker
- West Unity
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 Lentz Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Defiance 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 Lentz Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1042491 (Lentz Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1042491 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: Defiance
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bryan
- Location given for Lentz Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3761617 Lon: -84.540228
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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 Defiance, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lentz 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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