A visit to the Metzer 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 Metzer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Metzer Cemetery:
40.9312, -84.7647
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Metzer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Metzer 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 southeast of the Metzer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Metzer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Metzer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Metzer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clark Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark Chapel Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Chapel Cemetery
- Kings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Kings Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
- Redeemer Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Township Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Township Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
- Sugar Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sugar Ridge Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge Cemetery
- McNeal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hoffman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Sugar Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sugar Ridge Cemetery is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Glenn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- Dealey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dealey Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dealey Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Brown Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brown Family Cemetery is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Monroeville (IN).
- The Brown Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84455 <5>
- Balyeat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Balyeat Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balyeat Cemetery
- Dix Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dix Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix Cemetery
- Massilon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Massilon Cemetery is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massilon Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Metzer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Metzer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dixon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dixon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Convoy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Batson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Batson is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- McGill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McGill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Monroeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Wren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edgerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Glenmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Van Wert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Payne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Zulu
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zulu is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Haviland
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Folmer is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folmer
- Worstville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Worstville is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worstville
- Hoagland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Willshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Schumm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Abanaka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Ohio City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dague ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dague is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
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 Metzer 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 Metzer 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 first visit 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 Metzer 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 Metzer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1807430 (Metzer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1807430 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: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dixon
- Location given for Metzer Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9311594 Lon: -84.7646834
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Metzer 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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