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A visit to the Lower 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 Lower Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lower Cemetery:

41.4603, -81.1462

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lower Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Lower Cemetery is located in Geauga County<2>.

The county seat for Geauga County is located in Chardon. Chardon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Lower Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lower Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Lower Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lower Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Welton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Welton Cemetery is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton Cemetery
  • Slitor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Slitor Cemetery is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slitor Cemetery
  • County Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The County Home Cemetery is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • South Newbury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The South Newbury Cemetery is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury Cemetery
  • Amish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Amish Cemetery is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
  • Patch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Patch Cemetery is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Cemetery
  • Burroughs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Burroughs Cemetery is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs Cemetery
  • Yoder Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Yoder Cemetery is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
  • Middlefield Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Claridon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Claridon Cemetery is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claridon Cemetery
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Newbury Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Richards Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Richards Cemetery is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Cemetery
    • Troy Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Troy Cemetery is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Cemetery
    • East Claridon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Claridon Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Munn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Morton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Morton Cemetery is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
    • Shadyside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Shadyside Cemetery is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shadyside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Auburn Corners
      • The Shadyside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Auburn Corners Cemetery
      • Auburn Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43369 <5>
    • Mumford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Mumford Cemetery is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford Cemetery
    • Hayes Corners Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Hayes Corners Cemetery is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Corners Cemetery
    • Huntsburg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Huntsburg Cemetery is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg Cemetery
    • Huntsburg Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Lower Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lower Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Burton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Middlefield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Welshfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Welshfield is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
  • East Claridon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • East Claridon is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
  • Aquilla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Aquilla is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Auburn Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
  • Parkman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Yates Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
  • South Russell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • South Russell is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
  • Chardon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mesopotamia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hiram
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hiram is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiram <6>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • West Farmington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chesterland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • West Bass Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
    • Bainbridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Farmington is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Montville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Montville is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
    • Mantua
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Garrettsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Chagrin Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Kirtland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pecks Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
    • Hunting Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
    • Bentleyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
    • Aurora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mahoning
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Mahoning is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
    • Hartsgrove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
    • Gates Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Moreland Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Lower Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Geauga County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lower Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lower Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Ohio:
  • Pages specific to Geauga 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 Lower Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1042805  (Lower Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1042805 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: Geauga
      • Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Burton
      • Location given for Lower Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.4603312     Lon: -81.1462106
      • 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 Geauga, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lower 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.