A visit to the Moats 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 Moats Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Moats Cemetery:
41.3325, -84.5194
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Moats Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Moats Cemetery is located in Defiance County<2>.
The county seat for Defiance County is located in Defiance. Defiance lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Moats Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Moats Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Moats Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lentz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lentz Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentz Cemetery
- Sherwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
- New St. Stephens Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marysdale Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Doll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Doll Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doll Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Glore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Glore Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glore Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kibble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kibble Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibble Cemetery
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Cemetery
- Noble & Tiffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Defiance County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Defiance County Children Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCauley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Colby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Colby Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rochester Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Cemetery
- Eaton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Eaton Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Brunersburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Brunersburg Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg Cemetery
- New St. Johns Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old St. Johns Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Moats Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Moats Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Emmett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Brunersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Cecil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Williamstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Defiance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bryan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Melbern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hicksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Jewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Stryker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Paulding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ayersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Charloe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Edgerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Link ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Link is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Antwerp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Okolona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Ridgeville Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
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 Moats Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Defiance County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Moats Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Antwerp
- Bryan
- Defiance
- Edgerton
- Hicksville
- Paulding
- Stryker
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 Moats Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Defiance 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 Moats Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1961349 (Moats Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1961349 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: Defiance
- Est. Elev: 217 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sherwood
- Location given for Moats Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3325503 Lon: -84.5193938
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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 Defiance, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moats 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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