A visit to the McClure 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 McClure Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McClure Cemetery:
40.8742, -84.7805
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McClure Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McClure Cemetery is located in Van Wert County<2>.
The county seat for Van Wert County is located in Van Wert. Van Wert lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the McClure Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McClure Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the McClure Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McClure Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clark Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Chapel Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Chapel Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Glenn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Convoy.
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- Klien Cemetery
- St. Johns German Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43109 <5>
- Redeemer Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Balyeat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Balyeat Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balyeat Cemetery
- Metzer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Metzer Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzer Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wren Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Evangelical Protestant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Township Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Township Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
- Hoffman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Dix Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dix Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix Cemetery
- Sugar Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sugar Ridge Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge 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 McClure Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McClure Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Convoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dixon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Wren
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Decatur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Willshire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Abanaka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Monroeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Schumm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- McGill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McGill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Van Wert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Batson ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Batson is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Ohio City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Preble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coppess Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zulu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zulu is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Scott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoagland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Magley is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Rockford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haviland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haviland is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Folmer is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folmer
- Payne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Edgerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
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 McClure Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Wert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McClure Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Convoy
- Decatur
- Monroeville
- Ohio City
- Payne
- Van Wert
- Willshire
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 McClure Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Van Wert 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 McClure Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1043092 (McClure Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1043092 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: Van Wert
- Est. Elev: 248 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wren
- Location given for McClure Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8742147 Lon: -84.7805175
- 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 Van Wert, 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- McClure 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. |