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A visit to the Mercer Memory Gardens ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Mercer Memory Gardens ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mercer Memory Gardens

Lat:   40.5517°   (40° 33' 6")

Lon:   -84.6055°   (-84° 36' 19")

The Mercer Memory Gardens is located in Mercer County<2>.

The county seat for Mercer County is located in Celina. Celina lies just to the east of the Mercer Memory Gardens .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mercer Memory Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mercer Memory Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Petrie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • North Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Grove Cemetery
    • The North Grove Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the North Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Celina.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42434 <5>
  • Swamp College Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swamp College Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swamp College Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swamp College Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Buck Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buck Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Burntwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burntwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burntwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burntwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Oldtown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oldtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oldtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oldtown Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • St. Elizabeth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Elizabeth Cemetery
    • The St. Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Elizabeth Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Coldwater.
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Burge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burge Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Friends Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friends Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Landfair Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landfair Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landfair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Landfair Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Roebuck Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roebuck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roebuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roebuck Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Otterbein Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otterbein Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otterbein Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Live Oak Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Long Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Neptune Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neptune Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neptune Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Neptune Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Mercer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mercer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mercer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mercer Cemetery is located in Mercer County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mercer Memory Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mercer Memory Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Celina
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Coldwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Montezuma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
    • Montezuma is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
  • Tama
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tama. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
    • Tama is located in Mercer County
  • Mercer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
    • Mercer is located in Mercer County
  • Scudder
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
    • Scudder is located in Mercer County
  • Wabash
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
    • Wabash is located in Mercer County
  • Macedon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
    • Macedon is located in Mercer County
  • Rockford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
    • Rockford is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <6>
  • Saint Henry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Chickasaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
    • Chickasaw is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chickasaw <6>
  • Mendon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
    • Mendon is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendon <6>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Skeels Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Skeels Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
      • Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County
    • Wendelin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
      • Wendelin is located in Mercer County
    • Saint Marys
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jay City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
      • Jay City is located in Jay County (IN)
    • Trinity
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
    • Fort Recovery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Burkettsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Monticello
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Van Wert County
    • New Weston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Weston
      • New Weston is located in Darke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Weston <6>
    • New Bremen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen
      • New Bremen is located in Auglaize County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,949 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bremen <6>
    • Elgin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elgin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Van Wert County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people

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 Mercer Memory Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mercer Memory Gardens.

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 either 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 Mercer Memory Gardens:

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 Mercer Memory Gardens:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1961400  (Mercer Memory Gardens)
    • Note: GNIS record #1961400 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Celina
    • County: Mercer         Elev: 274
    • Location given for GNIS #1961400 (Mercer Memory Gardens)

The official website for Mercer County: www.mercercountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mercer Memory Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5517, Longitude: -84.6055       In this case, the coordinates for the Mercer Memory Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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