A visit to the May Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the May Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The May Hill Cemetery (FG ID #2263185).
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 May Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the May Hill Cemetery:
39.0078, -83.4916
The May Hill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of May Hill.
The cemetery is located in Adams County<3>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in West Union. West Union lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south of the May Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the May Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the May Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from May Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Flat Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Louisville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Louisville Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville Cemetery
- Louden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Loudon Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tranquility Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tranquility Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility Cemetery
- Marble Furnace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belfast Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Belfast Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast Cemetery
- Haigh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Haigh Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haigh Cemetery
- Frazer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Frazer Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Cemetery
- Storer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Storer Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storer Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lawshe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lawshe Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawshe Cemetery
- Dunkard Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dunkard Ridge Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Ridge Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Hastings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hastings Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Cemetery
- Fairfax Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairfax Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Cemetery
- Fenner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fenner Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenner Cemetery
- Mt. Leigh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Leigh Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Leigh Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Cedar Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Chapel Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Chapel 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]<2> of the May Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from May Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- May Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Louden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tranquility
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Elmville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Seaman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peebles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Youngsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harshasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sinking Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Turkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Unity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wheat Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Folsom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berrysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cherry Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Dunkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jaybird
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 May Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Adams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The May Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 May Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Adams 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 May Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2263185
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1731198 (May Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1731198 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: Adams
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sinking Spring
- Location given for May Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0078467 Lon: -83.4915827
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- May Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |