A visit to the Lost Creek 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 Lost Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lost Creek Cemetery:
41.3553, -84.6700
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lost Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Defiance County<2>.
The county seat for Defiance County is located in Defiance. Defiance lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Lost Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lost Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Lost Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lost Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Kent Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Farmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Six Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Six Corners Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners Cemetery
- Tamarack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tamarack Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Hicksville Amish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hicksville Amish Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville Amish Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hicksville Amish Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Hicksville.
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- Old Forest Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spindler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Spindler Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindler Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lentz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lentz Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentz Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Clarksville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Clarksville Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Cemetery
- Wartenbe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wartenbe Cemetery is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartenbe Cemetery
- Sherwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
- Moats Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Moats Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moats Cemetery
- Ney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Fetters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fetters Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetters Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lost Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lost Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hicksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edgerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Melbern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Link ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Link is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Cecil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Emmett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Bryan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Butler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blakeslee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Antwerp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Spencerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pulaski
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Edon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Paulding
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Brunersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
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 Lost Creek 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 Lost Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Antwerp
- Bryan
- Butler
- Edgerton
- Edon
- Edon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Lost Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Hicksville
- Paulding
- Saint Joe
- Spencerville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lost Creek 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 Lost Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1042790 (Lost Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1042790 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: 230 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mark Center
- Location given for Lost Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3553283 Lon: -84.6699548
- 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 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 '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- Lost Creek 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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