A visit to the Live Oak 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 Live Oak Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Live Oak Cemetery:
40.5478, -84.7458
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Celina. Celina lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Live Oak Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Live Oak Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Live Oak Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Live Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Skeels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Skeels Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Cemetery
- Zion State Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion State Line Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion State Line Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion State Line Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Fort Recovery.
- The Zion State Line Cemetery has also been known as:
- State Line Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43583 <5>
- St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Landfair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Landfair Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfair Cemetery
- St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Macedon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Macedon Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Cemetery
- Swamp College Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lufborrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Daugherty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
- Mercer Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mercer Memory Gardens is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Memory Gardens
- Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- East Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The East Bethel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel 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 Live Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Live Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wabash
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Scudder
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Skeels Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Macedon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Jay City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jay City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Trinity
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Coldwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tama
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Fort Recovery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Celina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Wendelin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Saint Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Mercer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Rockford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Antiville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Antiville is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Salamonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Schumm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Berne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Portland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burkettsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mendon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abanaka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
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 Live Oak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Live Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berne
- Celina
- Coldwater
- Fort Recovery
- Mendon
- Portland
- Saint Henry
- Willshire
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Live Oak Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Live Oak Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1961397 (Live Oak Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1961397 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Erastus
- Location given for Live Oak Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5478243 Lon: -84.745795
- 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 Mercer, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Live Oak 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |